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SS: Constitution
4th: Unit 3: CH 10
Question | Answer |
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Separation of Powers | The division of powers among the three branches of the national government. Each branch has unique powers/jobs. |
Legislative Branch | The branch of government that makes the laws. |
Executive Branch | The branch of government that has the power to enforce the laws. |
Judicial Branch | The court system, which is the branch of government that decides whether laws are working fairly. |
Amendment | A change. |
Checks and Balances | A system that keeps each branch of government from becoming too powerful or misusing its authority. |
Popular Sovereignty | The idea that government gets its power from the people. |
Natural Rights | Rights that everyone should have - such as, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. |
Federal System | A system of government in which the power to govern is shared by the national and the state governments. |
Representative Democracy | Citizens elect representatives to speak for them. |
Bill of Rights | The first ten amendments to the Constitution. Protects citizen's rights. Added to constitution so all states would sign constitution. |
Framers | The major leaders of the Constitutional Convention (James Madison, George Washington, and Benjamin Franklin.) |
First Amendment | Freedom of press, speech, religion, right to petition, and right to assemble. |