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Unit 1 CIVICS
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Confederation | A type of government in which an alliance of independent states creates a central government with very limited power. |
| Government | Institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies. |
| Unitary | Type of government where all power is held by the “one” central government and the local governments do what the central government tells them to do. |
| Legislative | This branch of the government writes our laws. |
| StateCountry | A body of people living in a defined territory, organized politically, and having the power to make and enforce laws without the consent of a higher authority. |
| Executive | This branch of our government enforces our laws. |
| Judicial | This branch of our government interprets the laws and makes sure they don’t violate the constitution. |
| Monarchy | A government in which power is passed down hereditarily (through the family). |
| Parliamentary | A form of government in which the executive leadership is chosen by, and held responsible to, the legislature, as well as being a member of the legislature. |
| Anarchy | The absence of government. |
| Oligarchy | A government ruled totally by a small group of people, usually wealthy and well educated. |
| Dictatorship | A government in which those who rule cannot be held accountable to the will of the people. They rule completely and historically are not viewed as good. |
| Democracy | A system of government in which supreme authority rests with the people. |
| VirginiaPlan | Madison’s plan for a national government with greatly expanded powers and representation based on population. |
| ConnecticutCompromise | A plan that called for a bicameral legislature, which had a house that reflected representation, based on population and a senate in which every state had the same number of senators. |
| 3/5thsCompromise | This was a plan to satisfy Southerners’ desire to inflate the population count of their states and give them more representatives |
| NewJerseyPlan | This plan called for a unicameral legislature where each state got one vote each and benefited small states. |
| SocialContractTheory | Theory that we need government to avoid living where everyone is out for themselves. The people agree on laws, to be safe. The theory most influential to our founding fathers. |
| Cannot deprive the rights of the minority | In our democracy the will of the majority... |
| JamesMadison | Father of the Constitution. |
| Government, Territory, Population, Sovereignty | The 4 characteristics of a state. |
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