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Government 2 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Limited Govenment | Basic principle of american gov. which states that govt. is restricted in what it may do , and each indeividual has rights that govt. cannot take away |
| rreresentative government | ststen if govt. in which public policies are made by officials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections |
| Due process | the govt. must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does |
| charter | a city's basic law, its constitution : a written grant of authority from the king |
| bicameral | an adjective discribing a legislative body with one chamber |
| Confederation | a joining of several groups for a common purpose |
| delegate | representatives members of congress who cast votes based on the wishes of their constituents |
| popular sovereignty | basic principle of the american system of govt. which asserts that the people are the source of any and all govt. power, and govt. can exist only with the consent of governed. |
| Articles of confederation | plan of govt. adopted by a constitutional congress after the american revolution |
| ratification | formal approval , final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment , or treaty |
| framers | group of delegates who drafted the united states constitution at the philadelphia convention |
| Virgina plan | plan presented by delegates from virgina the constitutional convention : the three branches |
| New jersey plan | plan presented as an alternative to the virgina plan at the constitutional convention |
| Connecticut Plan (great compromise) | agreement during the constitutional convention that congress should be composed of a senate, |
| What were the executives called under the roman republic ? | consuls |
| What wasr did the British want the American colonists to help pay for ? | french and Indian |
| Who is called the "father of the U.S. Constitution"? | James Madison |
| What kind of government joins together several nations ? | confederation |
| What french enlightenment philosopher argued that a three branch govt. will help stop govt. corruption ? | Montesquieu |
| How many states had to ratify the Articles of Confederation? | 13 |
| Hoq many states had to ratify the U.S. Constitution before it would go into effect? | 9 |
| Tomas Jefferson paraphrased which enlightenment philosopher in the Dec. Of ind.? | John lock |
| What are our unalienable rights according to jefferson? | life, liberty, and pursuit of happyness |
| What kind of democracy did ancient Athens Have? | Direct Democracy |
| What kind of democracy did Rome have in the Middle 500 Years of its ancient history ? | Indirect or republic |
| What was the name of the roman legislature ? | senete |
| What was the name of the colonial Virginian Legislature ? | House of Burgess |
| What document was adopted on July 4, 1776 ? | Declaration of independence |
| What vocab word means "formal Approval"? | ratification |
| who were the "framers"? | Wrote the U.S. Constitution |
| How many delegates were at the constitutional Convention? | 55 |
| What day was the 2nd continental congress declare independence ? | july 2nd 1776 |
| THree basic principles of our constitution? | Popular sovernty limited government federalism |
| senate | equal for all states |
| House of Representatives | based on population |
| who was the primary author ? | Tomas Jefferson |
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