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Am Gov - Unit1 Vocab
Unit 1 vocabulary list
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Thomas Hobbes | He believed that in the state of nature life was "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short" |
| John Locke | He believed the purpose of government is to "protect life, health, liberty, and property" |
| Representative Democracy | Form of government where people elect officials to carry out the day-to-day responsibilities of government |
| Social Contract | When people agree to create a government to protect their individual rights |
| Judicial Review | Courts have the power to review government acts and nullify them if they are unconstitutional |
| Checks and Balances | System where each branch of government exercises some control over the others |
| Federalism | Power is divided between a central government and smaller local governments |
| Popular Sovereignty | People are the ultimate source of power |
| Separation of Powers | Division of power among Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches |
| Limited Government | No government official or agency is above the law and they cannot overstep the bounds of the Constitution |
| Bill of Rights | Added to the US Constitution to protect people's individual rights from the government |
| Agents of Socialization | Factors that influce peoples' beliefs such as family, gender, race, media, geography, and religion |
| Political Socialization | A lifelong process by which people form their ideas about politics and acquire political values. |
| Executive power | Authority to execute, enforce, and administer law |
| Legislative power | Authority to make law and frame public policy |
| Judicial power | Authority to interpret laws, to determine their meaning, and to settle disputes that arise within the society |
| Constutution | The body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of a government |
| Natural Rights | the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property |
| Conservatism | Ideology that favors less government intervention, more individual responsibility and traditional family values |
| Liberalism | Ideology that favors more government action to promote social programs and equality but opposes regulation of social behavior |
| Moderate | A person that politically does not go to the extremes |
| Federalists | Americans that favored the ratification of the US Constitution |
| Anti-Federalist | Americans that did not support the ratification of the US Constitution |
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