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absolute monarchy
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Autocracy in which a king, queen, or
emperor exercises supreme powers of
government
44
amendment
55
Changes in, or additions to, a
document (e.g. U.S. Constitution)
66
Anti-federalist
77
The political leaders who were against ratification of the
Constitution because they though it gave too
much power to the federal government and
did not protect the political rights of the
people.
88
Articles of Confederation
99
First constitution of the United States, 1781.
Created a weak national government, replaced in 1789 by the Constitution of the United States.
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authoritarian
1111
A form of government in which those in
power hold absolute and unchangeable
authority over people such as in a
dictatorship.
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authority
1313
The right to enforce laws, exact obedience, command,
determine, or judge.
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bicameral
1515
A legislative body composed of two
chambers
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bills of attainder
1717
A legislative act that inflicts punishment
without a court trial.
1818
Bill of Rights
1919
First ten amendments to the Constitution which restrict the federal
government’s power to take away certain basic rights
of people.
2020
checks and balances
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Constitutional mechanisms that authorize each
branch of government to share
powers with the other branches and
therebycheck each other's
activities.
2222
command economy
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An economic system in which economic
decisions to answer the basic economic
questions of "what", "how", and "for whom"
are made by an authority such as a
feudal lord or government agency.
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confederate/confederal
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Closely associated for a common cause or
by treaty usually referring to a system of government such
as Articles of Confederation
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consent of the governed
2727
John Locke's ideas that the government
gets its right to govern from the people. Thomas
Jefferson included this principle in theDeclaration of Independence
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Constitution
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A set of customs, traditions, rules and laws that sets forth
the way a government is organized and
operated.
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democracy
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A form of government in which
political control is exercised by all people, either
directly or through their elected
representatives.
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dictatorship
3333
A government in which the leader
has absolute power and authority.
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due process clause
3535
Part of the Fourteenth Amendment that
guarantees that no state can deny basic rights to its people.
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eminent domain
3737
The power of the government to
take private property for public
use.
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federal
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A form of government in which a union or
states recognizes the sovereignty of a central authority while sharing powers with political units such as states.
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federalism
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A form of political organization in which government power is
divided between a central government
and territorial subdivisions.
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Federalist
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Supporters of a stronger central government who
advocated ratification of the
Constitution.
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Fifth amendment
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This amendment covers due process
and the rights of accused persons
4646
framers of the Constitution
4747
Group of delegates who drafted the United States Constitution at
the Philadelphia Convention in 1787.
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limited government
4949
A higher law such as a constitution which
declares it necessary to limit the powers of
government in order to protect
Individual civil liberties, political and economic
freedoms.
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majority rule
5151
A principle of democracy that asserts that the
greater number of citizens in any
political unit should select officials and determine policies.
5252
mixed economy
5353
An economy which relies on a combination of traditional decision
making, market decision making, and command
decision making in order to answer the basic
questions of what, how and for whom.
5454
oligarchy
5555
A form of government in which small,
usually self-appointed elite holds the power
to rule.
5656
Parliamentary democracy
5757
A form of government that gives government the authority to a
legislature or parliament which in
turn selects the executive among its
own members.
5858
popular sovereignty
5959
The rule by the people. Basic principle of the American System of
government that asserts that the people are the source of any and all
governmental power and that government can exist
only with the consent of the governed.
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presidential democracy
6161
A form of government in the
executive and legislative branches
is separate, independent, and
coequal.
6262
ratification
6363
Formal approval; final consent to the effectiveness of a
constitution, constitutional
amendment, or treaty.
6464
representative democracy
6565
A type of government in which
the people choose representatives to
vote and make laws for them
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rule of law
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The principle in which the law
applies to government officials
as much as to ordinary citizens.
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separation of powers
6969
The division of governmental power
among several institutions that must cooperate in decision-
making.
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sovereignty
7171
Supreme and absolute authority within territorial
boundaries.
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totalitarian
7373
A government that exercises dictatorial
(authoritarian) power over nearly
every aspect of human dignity.
7474
traditional economy
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A system wherein economic decisions that
people and groups make to answer the basic economic questions of "what”,” for
whom" and "how" generally repeat the decisions made at an
earlier time or by an earlier generation.
7676
unitary government
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A centralized system in which all
powers of government
belongs to a single, central agency.