unit 1 gov test
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- enlightenment
- rights to life, liberty , & property. social contract, freedom of speech, separation of power
- republic
- governed by elected reps
- sovereignty
- final authority over its own matters, not subordinate to any other power, defines own govt. forms and its own economic system
- communist totalitarianism
- small group of government leaders claims to derive power from the people
- president
- enforces laws, 4yr term, 35 yrs, 14 yr resident, native born, commander in chief
- house of reps
- serve a 2 year term, must be 25 yrs old, citizen for 7 yrs, impeach president, propose tax laws, 435 members
- federal
- power divided among national and state govt
- natural rights
- colonial govt. protected peoples rights to life, liberty & property
- higher laws
- colonial govt couldnt violate english laws
- evolutionary
- evolved from families, clans & tribes
- const. monarchy
- monarch that has shared govt powers w/ elected legislatures or mainly serves as a ceremonial leader of a govt
- aristocracy
- power derived from wealth, education , social position
- senate
- 100 members, 6 yr term, 30 yrs old, citizen for 9 yrs, approve presidential appts, try president after impeachment, ratifies treaties w/ foreign govt
- unitary
- power= centralized in national govt. regional govt is limited by national govt.
- govt
- social order, public services, national security, common defense, control economic system
- Deomcratic
- organized labor, ethnic minorities, progressive reform. favor greater govt. intervention in economy, and oppose govt intervention in private, non economic affairs of citizens. symbol= donkey,
- autocracy
- govt by a single person or small group that has unlimited power or authority
- divine rights
- chosen by god
- origin theories of state
- evolutionary, divine right, created by force, social contract
- social contract
- needed 2 maintain order
- legislative
- congress
- military junta
- power derived from military strength
- supreme & federal
- interprets laws, justices of supreme ct serve for life, declare laws unconst. , settle disputes involving us., settle disputes between states, chief justice presides over impechment trial of president
- separation of powers
- separate branches- executive, legislative & sometimes juridical
- state
- population , territory, sovereignty, govt
- reps govt
- at least 1 house in each legislature was composed of members elected by male landowners
- created by force
- ppl brought under authority of one group
- judicial
- supreme and federal ct
- oligarchy
- ruling power belongs to a few persons, power= derived from wealth, military power, social position , education
- checks & balances
- each branch was subject to approval or monitoring by other branches
- anarchy
- lack of organization and control, especially in society because of an absence or failure of government
- confederate
- power in independent states. central govt gets power form regional govt
- senate & house
- propose laws, declare war, override presidetns veto w/ 2/3 vote, propose amendments w/ 2/3 vote
- republican party
- federalists--> whigs. support laissez fair capitalism, low taxes & conservative social policies. symbol=elephant.
- executive
- president , vp, and cabinet