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Gov Unit 1 Quiz

TermDefinition
Natural Rights Rights people are born with that government should protect.
Social Contract Agreement in which people give government power in exchange for protection/order.
Popular Sovereignty Government power comes from the people.
Limited Government Government is restricted by the Constitution and law.
Representative Democracy Citizens elect representatives to govern for them
Participatory Democracy Democracy emphasizing active citizen participation
Pluralist Democracy Democracy where competing groups influence government
Elite Democracy Theory that a small, powerful group has disproportionate political influence
Federalists Supporters of the Constitution and stronger national govenrment
Anti - Federalists Opponents/skeptics of the Constitution who feared excessive federal power.
Shays Rebellion 1786-87 farmer uprising that exposed weakness of the Articles
Constitutional Convention 1787 meeting where delegates created the Constitution.
Great/Connecticut Compromise house based on population and the Senate would be equal by State
Three Fifths Compromise Enslaved people counted as a 3/5 for representation and direct taxation
Electoral College System of electors used to formally select the presdident
Ratification Formal approval of the Constitution by the states
Separtaion of Powers Division of government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches
Checks and balances Each branch can limit the powers of other branches
Impeachment House process of formally charging a federal official
Removal Taking an impeached official out of office after Senate conviction
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