Foundations of American Democracy

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  1. 2. A body of fundamental principles or established precedents according to which a state or organization is governed.
  2. 4. A power not specifically authorized in writing, but assumed because of similar powers already granted in writing.
  3. 6. The distribution of power in an organization (such as a government) between a central authority and the constituent parts.
  4. 8. A doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people.
  5. 11. Counterbalancing influences that regulate power, preventing it from concentrating in the hands of individuals or groups.
  6. 14. A constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body.
  7. 16. To approve and give formal sanction to; confirm.
  8. 17. A union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states.
  9. 18. A constitutional doctrine giving courts the power to annul legislative or executive acts that judges declare unconstitutional.
  10. 19. The process of altering or amending a law or document (such as a constitution) by parliamentary or constitutional procedure; rights granted by amendment of the Constitution.
  11. 20. Powers that Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution.
  12. 22. The original constitution of the U.S., ratified in 1781, later replaced by the U.S. Constitution in 1789.
  13. 23. A nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government.
  14. 24. The governing body of a nation, state, or community.
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  1. 1. A form of government in which the powers of all provincial and local governments are specified by a single national government.
  2. 3. Government by a dictator.
  3. 5. Clause in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution stating that federal laws and treaties are the “supreme law of the land.”
  4. 7. The principle of vesting in separate branches the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of government.
  5. 9. A formal statement of the fundamental rights of the people of the United States, incorporated in the Constitution as Amendments 1–10, and in all state constitutions.
  6. 10. A compromise reached between northern and southern states of the U.S. in 1787.
  7. 12. Government restricted in powers by laws and a constitution.
  8. 13. A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
  9. 15. The principle that sovereignty should be divided between the federal government and the states, especially as expressed by the U.S. Constitution.
  10. 21. Supreme power or authority.