Unit one Fudamental Principles

Civics

Popular Sovereignty (Consent of the governed)

All power in government comes from the people, who have the right to create, alter, or abolish their government.

Rule Of Law

Everyone must obey the law, Icluding goverment officials.

Democracy

A system of government where the people rule.

Direct democracy

Every citizen votes directly.

Federalisim

A system of goverment where the power is divided.

Majority Rule

The government must do what the majority of people vote for.

Principle

A basic truth or fudamental law.

Separation of powers

Dividing goverments into branches with different powers so that no one branch becomes too powerful.

Direct Denocracy

Every citizen votes directly on every issue

Fundamental

serving as a foundation or source of origin

Limitted goverment

The government is not all powerful and may do only those things the people have givien it the power to do

Republicacaism

A tyoe of government where citizens elect representatives.