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GOVERNMENT TERMS AND CONCEPTS
•Government Politics
•Representative Democracy Popular Sovereignty•Limited Government Voting•Constitution Citizenship•Preamble•7 Articles•Amendments•Bill of Rights•Separation of Powers•Checks and Balances•Federalism•Judicial Review•Legislation
GOVERNMENT PEOPLE: ONE, A GROUP, OR THE
WHOLE DEMOCRACY FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT
PROVIDE ORDER PROVIDE DEFENSE PROVIDE SERVICES MORAL STANDARDS DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION…TAKING
CARE OF BUSINESS
POLITICS WHO GETS WHAT…WHEN…
WHERE..HOW!
ALLOCATION OF VALUE: Rank Importance
POLITICAL PARTIES: Democrats/Republicans
BARGAIN
COMPROMISE
PLAY THE GAME
REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY
Voice of the PEOPLE through elected official
Elite Democracy
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
Restraints placed on government Article I, Section 9 No suspension of habeas corpus No expost facto No bill of attaindner No titles of nobility Protection of the people
CONSTITUTION Blueprint of US
government Highest law of the land Preamble..7 Articles..27
amendments Only 1
PREAMBLE Introduction to
Constitution “We the People” “more perfect union” Establish justice Ensure domestic
tranquility Provide for common
defense Promote general welfare Secure the blessings…
7 ARTICLES LEGISLATIVE BRANCH EXECUTIVE BRANCH JUDICIAL BRANCH STATES’ RIGHTS AMENDING THE
CONSTITUTION SUPREMACY OF
NATIONAL LAW RATIFICATION
AMENDMENTS PROPOSE AND RATIFY Congress State Leg. 27 AMENDMENTS
BILL OF RIGHTS 1791 FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS “I RIGHTS” CIVIL LIBERTIES LIMITS GOVERNMENT “CONGRESS SHALL MAKE
NO LAW…”
Separation of Powers Power divided by 3
branches Legislative: Makes
the Laws: Congress Executive: Enforces
the Laws: President+
Judicial: Judges the Laws: Supreme Court
Federalism
Three Levels of Government
National: Delegated powers
State: Reserved Powers
Shared: Concurrent Powers
More Federalism…..
Checks and Balances
Judicial Review
Power of the Supreme Court to determine whether laws passed by Congress or acts of the President are Constitutional
Interpretations Marbury v Madison
Legislation
Laws/regulations passed by Legislative Branch: Congress
Enforced by Executive Branch
Judged by Judicial Branch
Popular Sovereignty
A concept which refers to the power of the PEOPLE
People rule: Democracy
Voting
The process of making decisions in a democracy
Choosing elected officials
Determining policies
Requirements Extended
Citizenship White, male, property
owners 14th. Amendment All persons born or
naturalized Rights/Responsibilities