Gov Vocab

2. government attempts to control all facets of the lives of its citizens.
6. first ten amendments to the constitution.
9. french guy
11. considered intelligent and decisive, he was a leading supporter of the constitution and helped write Federalist Papers
13. president on one dollar bill
17. Article 1, section 8, clause 18 of the constitution giving congress the right to pass all laws "necessary&proper" to carry out the other powers listed in Article 1.
18. english political philosopher whose social contract theory belived that in order to live together, individuals in a society give up their natural rights to a higher authority for protection.
19. the distribution of power between the national government among legislative, executive, and judicial branches; no one branch has too much power.
20. power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, countries, parishes, or towns.

1. king/queen control all aspects of life: social, enconomic, and political- often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from god).
3. supporter of the new constitution who believed in a strong central government with limited government and checks and balances.
4. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions; government can only govern with the consent of the governed.
5. 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.
7. believed in natural rights- life, liberty and property
8. powers saved for the states in our system of federalism, guaranteed in the Ninth Amendment to the constitution.
10. the government is not all powerful; its powers are limited, and the acts of the government are those willed by the people.
12. the first plan the government adopted in the U.S. after the revolution; it was a loose association of states with no authority to tax, no national army, and no cheif executive.
14. type of democracy based on the protection of individual rights from the tyranny of the majority and on the consent of the governed to establish political authority.
15. belief that monarchs were chosen by god; gave the monarch unlimited authority.
16. explains the purposes of the constitution, and defines the power of the new government as originating from the people of the United States.