Gov Week 2 Activity

3. Form of government where power derives from citizens, but public officials make policy and govern according to existing law
5. Opposed the new Constitution during the ratification period
8. Formal process of changing the Constitution
13. Presidential electors who are selected to represent the votes of their respective states
15. Required colonists to house British soldiers in their homes
16. Where the Declaration of Independence was approved and George Washington was made head of Continental Army; second time colonists met
19. Powers given to Congress by the Constitution
21. Document that establishes the basic rules for how a society shall be governed
26. Twelve states met to revise the Articles of Confederation, but they ended up creating an entirely new Constitution
27. Compromise over slavery the said for every five slaves, three counted towards the states population; this granted slave states more representation
28. Government authority is divided among three branches: Judicial, Executive, Legislative
29. Five colonists were killed by British soldiers after a group of colonists were taunting them
30. Supported the new Constitution during the ratification period

1. First 10 Amendments to the Constitution; provide basic rights
2. Initial governing authority of United States; precursor to Constitution
4. System of government where sovereignty is divided between national and state governments
6. Gives Congress power to pass laws that are necessary and proper to ruling the nation
7. Rejected reconciliation with Britain and sent grievances to King George III; first time colonists met
9. Document declaring American independence from Great Britain
10. Authority of courts to declare laws passed by Congress and actions of president as unconstitutional
11. Placed a tax on almost all paper products
12. Colonists dumped taxed tea into the Boston Harbor
14. Government where ultimate authority lies with regional governments
17. Compromise on legislative representation where the lower chamber is based on population and the upper chamber provides equal representation
18. Powers not explicitly given to Congress through writing, however Congress assumed them because of the necessary and proper clause
20. Authority of president to block legislation passed by Congress
22. Rule by the people
23. Powers given to states under the Constitution
24. Broad coalitions of interests organized to win elections in order to enact a commonly supported set of public policies
25. Government where ultimate authority lies with national government