AP GOV UNIT 1

1. political system in which all of most citizens participate directly by either holding office or making policy
4. the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities
6. A system for electing the president in which each state is provided a certain number of electoral votes
8. branch of government has some power over the others in order to limit the abuse
10. any power that is not given to the federal government is given to the people or states
11. The practice or system of owning people
12. the concept that political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government
14. calls for the division or separation of power across local, state, and national levels of government
15. organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league.

2. to count each slave as three-fifths of a person in a state's population
3. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States
5. life, liberty, and property
7. The idea that all humans are born with rights
9. The division of government power across the executive, legislative, and judicial branches
13. The 15th amendment