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Governmetn
bill of rights
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1st Amendment | freedom of religion, speech, press assembly and petition,- |
| 2nd Amendment | right to own a gun |
| 3rd Amendment | no housing of soldiers |
| 4th Amendment | protects from unreasonable searches and seizures; must have a warrant to enter someone's home |
| 5th Amendment | Due process; can't be tried for same crime twice(double jeopardy), don't testify against your self |
| 6th Amendment | speedy, public trial, impartial jury, accused must be allowed to have a lawyer |
| 7th Amendment | Citizens guaranteed to a trail by jury; speedy civil trial( trial when someone sues someone else) |
| 8th Amendment | No excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment |
| 9th Amendment | states can do what they want if not forbidden by constitution-this covers a lot |
| 10th Amendment | any power not granted to federal govt. belongs to the states or the people |
| monarchy | form of govt where a single person rules- ex; kings/queens |
| monarch | rules for life |
| dynasty | once it becomes hereditary, a monarch is called a dynasty |
| constitutional monarchies | share power with elected Parliament |
| Absolute monarchs | often had unchecked power |
| dictatorships | the govt. rules without consent of people |
| totalitarianism | type of govt that often seeks to control their peoples lives |
| autocracy | a type of dictatorship |
| oligarchy | an elite group that rules the nation |
| anarchy | the absence of govt. |
| popular govt | system that allows people to participate in managing the country |
| direct democracy | the people that run the govt. through regular assemblies |
| indirect democracy | the people elect representative democracy to run the country for them |
| republic | people elect reps to manage the country according to written law |
| unitary system | people completely invest their authority in a central govt. |
| federalism | divides a nation's power between national and regional govt. |
| confederate govt | regional govts have more authority than the national govt. |
| civic thinking | skills necessary to participate as informed thoughtful and engaged citizens in a republic |
| presidential system | the people elect the chief executive separately from the legislature |
| parliamentary system | the legislature and executive are elected together |
| delegated powers | constitution assigns special powers to the national govt. |
| congress | nation's legislature and is divided into two houses |
| House of Representative | lower- elected for two(2) year terms |
| Senate | upper-elected for six(6) year terms |
| President | both head of the state and head of the govt. |
| Supreme Court | highest court in the country and has the final say on American laws |
| Democracy | means that the people are the ultimate authority of the country |
| Magna Carta | King John signed it (1215) |
| Due Process | procedures must be followed to protect the rights of the accused |
| English Bill of Rights | democratic rule began in England as it was signed in 1689 |
| Bill of Rights | limits the power of the govt over the people |
| Electoral College | limits the power of the people by indirectly electing the president |
| Majority Rule | its the principle that the majority of the electorate makes decisions that bind the entire electorate |
| Popular majority | is a majority of all citizens or voters |
| Representative majority | a majority of elected officials |
| pluralistic majority | having many diverse backgrounds and beliefs |
| equality | refers to political equality rather than the equality of circumstance |
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