Flashcards
Sem título
Flashcards do conjunto (23)
- 1limited governmentBasic Principle of American government which states that government is restricted in what it may do, and each individual has rights that government cannot take away; see constitutionalism, popular sovereignty.
- 2representative governementSystem of government in which public policies are made by officials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections; see democracy.
- 3magna cartaGreat Charter forced upon King John of England by his barons in 1215; established that the power of the monarchy was not absolute and guaranteed trial by jury and due process of law to the nobility.
- 4due processThe government must act fairly and in accord with established rules in all that it does.
- 5petition of rightDocument prepared by Parliament and signed by King Charles I of England in 1628; challenged the idea of the divine right of kings and declared that even the monarch was subject to the laws of the land.
- 6english bill of rightsDocument written by Parliament and agreed on by William and Mary of England in 1689, designed to prevent abuse of power by English monarchs, forms the basis for much in American government and politics today.
- 7charterA city’s basic law, its constitution; a written grant of authority from the King.
- 8bicameralAn adjective describing a legislative body composed of two chambers.
- 9proprietaryOrganized by a proprietor (a person to whom the king had made a grant of land).
- 10unicameralAn adjective describing a legislative party with one chamber; see bicameral.
- 11confederationA joining of several groups for a common purpose.
- 12albany plan of unionPlan proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 that aimed to unite the 13 colonies for trade, military, and other purposes; the plan was turned down by the colonies and the crown.
- 13delegateThose powers, expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the National Government by the Constitution.
- 14popular sovereigntyBasic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all governmental power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed.
- 15articles of confederationPlan of government adopted by the continental congress after the American revolution; established “a league of friendship” among the states, but allowed few important powers to the central government.
- 16ratificationFormal approval, final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment, or treaty.
- 17framersGroup of delegates who drafted the United States Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787.
- 18virginia planPlan presented by delegates from Virginia at the Constitutional Convention; called for a three-branch government with a bicameral legislature in which each state’s membership would be determined by its population or its financial support of the central government.
- 19new jersey planPlan presented by delegates from Virginia at the Constitutional Convention; called for a three-branch government with a bicameral legislature in which each state’s membership would be determined by its population or its financial support of the central government.
- 20connecticut compromiseAgreement during the Constitutional Convention the Congress should be composed of a Senate, in which States would be represented equally, and a House, in which representation would be based on a State’s population.
- 21three-fifths compromiseAn agreement at the Constitutional Convention to count a slave as three-fifths of a person when determining the population of a state.
- 22commerce and slave trade compromiseAn agreement during the Constitutional Convention protecting slave holders; denied Congress the power to tax the export of goods from any State and, for 20 years, the power to act on the slave trade.
- 23—
Informações
- Descrição
- FlashCards sobre Sem título, criado por BRANDON SPARKS em 08-09-2021.
- Criado por
- BRANDON SPARKS
- Visualizações
- 8
- Avaliação
Mais sobre Principles of American Government