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