AP Government Terms Review

3. Another weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the lack of protection of the citizen's freedoms
4. Model of Democracy where there is more than one center of power
6. The Senate and House of Representative, collectively known as Congress
8. President, Vice President, and the Bureaucracy
11. Commonly cited as one of the main reasons the Articles of Confederation did not last. Most clearly demonstrated by the lack of a clear Judicial Branch
12. A large, complex organization composed of appointed officials
14. The government is restrained in their lawful use of power in order to protect individual rights and may only act with the powers expressed in the Constitution
18. The idea that each person has significance worth and a right to exist beyond the government
20. Model of Democracy where citizens participate directly in political decisions and policies that affect their lives

1. No unreasonable fines or punishments
2. The extent to which appointed bureaucrats can choose courses of action and make policies not spelled out in advance by laws
5. The process whereby the Court has applied most but not all parts of the Bill of Rights to the states.
7. Model of Democracy where representatives are chosen by the public and is the model for nearly all Western democracies
9. Denies the government the right, without trial, to deprive people of life, liberty, and property
10. Political Party largely defined by its platform of healthcare, gun laws, and liberalism
13. Laws or Administrative regulations the require an institution to take positive steps to increase the number of minorities in their membership. Primarily used for African Americans
15. Model of Democracy where a small group, typically the wealthy, influence all of the political decision making
16. Freedom of RAPPS
17. The Supreme Court of the United States
19. Political Party largely defined by its platform of low taxes, limited government involvement, and conservativism