Government Vocab

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  1. 2. chosen to preside at the Constitutional Convention; he later became the first president of the United States; he set precedent by stepping down after two terms and initiating a peaceful transition of power
  2. 4. in order for man to live in groups, he must give up some of his freedom to the government in exchange for protection of his natural rights
  3. 6. a representative democracy in which a small group of leaders, elected by the citizens, represents the concerns of the people; the interests of the majority take precedence over the
  4. 10. a compromise between slave states and free states to count three-fifths of the slave population in a state when allocating how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives
  5. 13. of a few.
  6. 17. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution that gives Congress the right to pass all laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the other powers listed in Article I
  7. 19. the citizens have political authority and are bound by social contract to obey laws with their rights guaranteed by a constitution; citizens willingly subordinate their private, selfish interests to the common good
  8. 20. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property; strongest influence on Thomas Jefferson, who wrote natural rights into the Declaration of Independence
  9. 21. French writer who introduced the idea of separation of powers and checks and balances to prevent one part of government from becoming too powerful
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  1. 1. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the Constitution and helped write the Federalist Papers
  2. 3. “Father of the Constitution” and fourth president of the United States; essential to the writing and ratification of the Constitution; he also wrote the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that were ratified as the Bill of Rights
  3. 5. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  4. 7. each branch of government is subject to a number of constitutional restraints, or checks, by the other branches so no single branch becomes too powerful
  5. 8. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens
  6. 9. first plan of government adopted in the United States after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no chief executive
  7. 11. __explains the purposes of the Constitution, and defines the powers of the new government as originating from the people of the United States
  8. 12. power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, counties, parishes, or tow
  9. 14. supporters of the new Constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances
  10. 15. first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the civil rights and liberties of the people
  11. 16. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  12. 18. monarchy_king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God)