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Goverment foundation

The foundation of our American Government, its purpose, form and structure.

TermDefinition
Monarchy A form of government with a monarch (King or Queen and the head.
Dictatorship Government where a single person, a dictator rules with complete and absolute power.
Democracy Form of government in which the people of a country either rule directly or through elected representatives.
Direct Democracy Form of government in which all the people meet together at on place to make laws and decide what actions to take.
Representative Democracy Form of government in which the people elect representatives to carry on work of government for them.
Republic Government where supreme power is held by the people and their representatives, and which as an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.
Human Rights A right that is believed to belong justifiably to every person.
Taxation without representation Slogan of the Revolutionary war used by the colonists; tyranny definition.
Declaration of Independence Statement written by Thomas Jefferson, adopted by second Continental Congress July 4th 1776; announcing the thirteen colonies as newly independence states.
Continental Congress A convention of delegates called together from the thirteen colonies which became the governing body of the U.S;1774-1789.
Parliament The supreme legislative body of government.
Confederation A loose association of states.
Articles of Confederation Original constitution of the US; ratified in 1781; replaced by the US Constitution in 1789
Sovereignty A government's absolute power of authority
Shay's Rebellion Series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against states and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt.
Compromise Agreement in which each side gives up part of its demands.
Thomas Hobbes Wrote Leviathan about defense of absolute sovereignty.
John Locke Argued against the belief that human beings are born with certain ideas in their mind.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau Believed natural goodness of men was corrupted by society.
Baron De Montesquieu Advocated for separation of power between 3 branches.
Magna Carta English governing document that constituted fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges.
MayFlower Compact First governing document in the colonies; bound them to live society according to their laws.
Enlightenment European intellectual movement of the late 17th-18th centuries; emphasized reason and individualism.
English Bill of Rights Passed by Parliament in 1689; created separation of powers, king's power, enhance democratic elections and bolstered free speech
Federalism System of government in which powers of government are divided between the national government, which governs the whole country, and state governments, which people of each state.
Compromise Agreement in which each side gives up part of its demands.
Ratification Approval by a formal vote.
Enumeration Ordered listing of all the items in a collection.
Pro Tempore The person who acts in place of the president of the Senate when they are not there.
Impeachment To charge a government official with misconduct.
Adjourn To put off with the intention of resuming later.
Senate Smaller house of US Congress; comprised of two from every state.
House of Representatives Lower and Larger house of Congress; seats are given based on a states population; made up of 435 members.
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