Vocabulary Words Flashcards
Power
The ability to do something
Government
The political control over a community
Majoritarian Politics
Political philosophy based on the majority
Public Policy
The principles of which social law is based on
Political System
A system involving government and its politics
Direct Democracy
A Democracy where the people speak directly
Indirect (Representative) Democracy
A Democracy where the people vote on a representative to speak for them
Pluralism
A theory that a multitude of people govern the United States
Elitism
The belief that certain people are superior to others
Articles of Confederation
The original constitution of the United States, ratified in 1781
Shay’s Rebellion
A rebellion lead by Daniel Shays and angry farmers
Factions
A group within a larger group
Writ of Habeas Corpus
A court order that orders a person to come before a judge
Checks and Balances
When one branch checks another
Separation of Powers
Judicial, Executive, Legislative
Bicameral
Having two branches
Federalists
People that supported a strong central government
Anti-Federalists
People who supported state rights
Federalist Papers
A series of 85 essays urging citizens to ratify the Constitution
Bill of Rights
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
Marbury v Madison
A court case in which established Judicial Review
Judicial Review
When the court has the ability to judge the validity of a legislative act
Federalism
The federal principle of Government
Unitary
Forming a single or uniform entity
Confederation
An organization that consists of parties united in an alliance
Supremacy Clause
A clause in the Constitution that said the Constitution was supreme law of the land
Tenth Amendment
An amendment that balanced the power of the federal government and the states
McCulloch v Maryland
A court case that defined the relationship between the Federal Government and the States authority
Enumerated Powers
A list of powers granted to Congress in the constitution
Implied Powers
Powers that are already assumed
Elastic Clause
Grants Congress the power to pass all laws necessary of the enumerated list of powers
