Government Vocabulary

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  1. 3. 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
  2. 4. the distribution of power between the national government and the states within a union
  3. 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
  4. 7. group of people who feared the new government created by Constitution; gave too much power to the national government at the expense of individual rights
  5. 8. power is held at the national level, with very little power being held in political subdivisions, such as provinces, states, counties, parishes, or tow
  6. 9. belief that monarchs were chosen by God; gave the monarch unlimited authority
  7. 12. the people are the only source of power for any and all government actions; government can only govern with the consent of the governed
  8. 13. 3rd president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence; he did not take part in writing the Constitution because he was in France at the time. He was a strong advocate for the addition of a Bill of Rights
  9. 15. “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
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  1. 1. 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. 2. 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. 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
  4. 10. first ten amendments to the Constitution, added by the first Congress in 1791; protects the civil rights and liberties of the people
  5. 11. government is defined by law and serves the people; the law is above everyone and it applies to everyone, whether ruler or the ruled
  6. 14. king/queen controls all aspect of life: social, economic, and political – often times tied to divine right of kings (authority from God)