AP GOV UNIT 1

1. people enter into a contract with the government and allow to be ruled
4. life, liberty, and property
6. Established two equal bodies in congress
8. organized groups in government, for example, interest groups
10. National and state government don't work together
12. any power not denied nor given to federal government is reserved for state governments
14. Separation between powers of the Federal, State, and Local governments
17. The First Government
18. The event that caused the first government to fail
19. Two equal bodies in congress
23. federal grants for specific purposes
24. Federal Law overrules State law
25. elected representatives that make decisions and act as trustees for the people who elected them
28. citizens choose officials who make decisions on government policy

2. National and state government work together
3. terms set by the federal government that states must meet
5. Congress based on population
7. opposed the constitution because they thought the national government would become tyrannical
9. Federal Gov can regulate all interstate trade
11. “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” consent of the governed, and social contract theory.
13. Congress can make a law on anything Necessary and Proper
15. shared by Federal and State governments
16. supported the Constitution because it gave power to a strong central government
20. citizens meet and vote directly on government decisions
21. broad grants from the federal government that give local/state governments a lot of freedom to spend money as they please
22. citizens involved in government elections and events.
26. Established two equal bodies in congress
27. Congress based on states