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Civics 1-4
Civics RCHS chapters 1-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Constitution | A fundamental higher law that limits government |
| Constitutional government | A form of government in which a written, unwritten, or partially written constitution serves as a higher law that everyone must obey |
| Democracy | F.O.G that all citizens exercise political power either directly or through representatives |
| Forms of government | (Aristotle) 3 types of government, each has right and corrupt forms |
| Monarchy | Aristotle's 'right form' of rule by a single person |
| Tyranny | Aristotle's 'corrupt form' of rule by a single person |
| Aristocracy | Aristotle's 'right form' of rule by a few people |
| Oligarchy | Aristotle's 'corrupt form' of rule by a few people |
| Polity (mixed constitution) | Aristotle's 'right form' of rule by many |
| Democracy | Aristotle's 'corrupt form' of rule by many |
| Limited government | a constitutional government governed by rule of law (protects natural rights) |
| Parliament | British legislature |
| Two houses of Parliament | House of commons & house of Lords |
| Republic | F.O.G. that derives its powers directly or indirectly from the people (officials hold power for a limited time & has representative institutions) |
| Unwritten constitution | a body of political practices developed through tradition and custom. |
| Written constitution | a written plan of government |
| Three countries that do not have a written constitution | Great Britain, Israel, New Zealand |
| Civic Virtue | dedication of citizens to the common welfare of their community or country |
| Classical Republicanism | Ideas and practices by ancient Greece and Roman city-states that emphasized civic participation for the general well-being |
| common good | For the good of the community as a whole, as opposed to the individual |
| consent of the governed | Agreement by citizens to obey the laws of the government they create |
| Divine Right | Idea in early modern Europe that kings derive their authority directly from God |
| Inalienable rights | fundamental rights inherent to being human that can't be taken away by a government |
| Natural rights | the doctrine that people have basic rights such as life, liberty, and property in a state of nature |
| Political legitimacy | The governed accept the claim to authority by those who govern |
| Popular Sovereignty | the natural rights concept that ultimate political authority rests with the people |
| Pursuit of happiness | the right of Americans to pursue personal fulfillment (as long as you don't infringe on the rights of others) |
| Right of revolution | right of sovereign people to depose a government after it has attacked citizen's basic rights for a significant period of time |
| Social contract theory | Presumption or actual agreement among people to set up a government and obey its laws |
| State of Nature | the condition of people living in a situation without government; anarchy |
| Thomas Hobbes | Philosopher that argued that state of nature results in a war of every man against every man |
| John Locke | Philosopher that argued that in a state of nature all people are free, equal, and rational |
| Capitalism | an economic system in which the means of producing and distributing goods are privately owned and operated for profit in competitive markets |
| City-state | a politically independent community consisting of a city and its surrounding territory |
| Feudalism | a system of society in Europe (9th-15th centuries) in which a monarch shared power with nobility. Common people worked, in return for using land and having protection |
| Serfs | The 'common people' in a feudalistic society |
| Judeo-Christian | Ideas, beliefs, and practice that have their historical roots in Judaism and Christianity |
| nation-state | a country is the standard unit of political organization |
| private morality | an individual's ideas about right and wrong to be practiced in one's personal life |
| public morality | the values and principals of right and wrong pertaining to public policies and actions |
| Martin Luther | leader of the Protestant Reformation |
| Sir Francis Bacon | English philosopher that believed in power of human reason and observation (scientific study) |
| Middle Ages | Period of time in Europe when feudalism was prevalent and the church was the unifying factor |
| Age of enlightenment | The American Founders were part of this period, belived in understanding workings of government and social institutions |
| Common Law | unwritten law developed in England from judicial decisions and customs. (basis of American law) |
| Magna Carta | A charter agreed to by King John of England that limited the king's power and that he would be bound by the law |
| precedent | previous court decisions upon which legal issues are decided |
| redress of grievances | The correction of complaints. (1st amendment addresses these) |
| rights of Englishmen | historically established rights (beginning with Magna Carta) that all English subjects were understood to have |
| rule of law | principal that those who govern and those who are governed must obey the law and are subject to the same laws |
| stare decicis | the doctrine that a court should follow previous decisions (precedent) |
| writ of habeas corpus | a court order directing that a prisoner be brought to court before a judge to determine whether a prisoner's detention is lawful |
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