GES Quest

legislative power

the power to make laws (supreme court)

executive power

the power to enforce and administer laws (the president)

judicial power

the power to interpret laws (congress)

the supreme court is an example of...

legislative power

the president is an example of...

executive power

congress is an example of...

judicial power

state

country and nation combined

nation

large group of people

country

recognized by land mass

force theory

someone forces their way into power

divine right of kings theory

the government gains authority from God -- God chooses the ruler

evolutionary theory

population formed out of primitive families

social contract theory

power comes from the people

domestic tranquility

law and order (police)

national security

armed forces and security forces (5 branches of military)

general welfare

providing services (public education)

liberty

guaranteeing rights and freedoms (appointed lawyer)

the four characteristics of a state

population, territory, sovereignty, government

population, territory, sovereignty, government

the four characteristics of a state

the police are an example of...

domestic tranquility

army, navy, air force, coast guard, and the marines are an example of...

national security

public education is an example of...

general welfare

an appointed lawyer is an example of...

liberty

presidential government

government with seperate executive and legislative branches

parliamentary government

government with executive and legislative branches

autocracy

government in which a SINGLE individual holds all political power

oligarchy

government in which a GROUP of individuals hold all political power

worth of the individual

dignity and worth of the individual is of overriding importance

equity of all persons

each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome through RIGHTS

majority rule, minority rights,

majority rule is the group with the most members has the most political power in a country and can make binding decisions, while minority rights are protected rights that are enjoyed by everyone

necessity of compromise

when two groups have a disagreement, they conclude their decision by making a compromise

individual freedom

each person has freedom, laws help maintain people's freedom from not being stripped away from them

citizenship

citizens have both duties and responsibilities

"Democracy holds that the majority will be right more often than it is wrong and will be right more often than any small group"

majority rule vs. minority rights

why do democracy and capitalism go hand in hand?

because they both emphasize individual freedom and self-interest

free markets/capitalism

an economic system in which prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses (driven by supply and demand)

english customs about government

ordered government, limited government, representative government

the magna carta

no person shall be deprived of rights without following laws

petition of rights (1)

banned the king from imprisoning or punishing people without following the laws of the land

petition of rights (2)

kept the king from declaring military rule in times of peace or making people house soldiers

petition of rights (3)

required the consent of parliament for taxation

bill of rights

a statement of fundamental rights and privileges

ordered government

local governments should be divided into units and ruled by officers according to law

limited government

individual citizens have basic rights (limits government power)

representative government

governments should serve the will of the people

ideas from the EBR

freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, fair trial, no taxation without representation

new ideas for BR

freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom to have rights, freedom of association, freedom of assembly

confederation

a joining of several different groups for a common purpose

Albany plan of union

Franklin's proposal that the 13 colonies form a congress

delegate

a representative

popular sovereignty

government only exists with the grant of the people

distance

made it difficult for G.B. to rule Colonial affairs

what made it difficult for G.B. to rule Colonial affairs

distance

the first continental congress (1774)

sent a declaration of rights to King George that protested Britain's colonial policies, urged by the Boycott trade, gained support of all 13 colonial legislatures

the second continental congress (1775)

this became America's first national government

intolerable acts

sugar act, tea act, stamp act

sugar act, tea act, stamp act

where parliament puts taxes on these in order to repay war debts

breaking point (1776)

congress decides to break away from G.B. and they write the Declaration of Independence

George Washington

first U.S. president and commander in chief of the continental army

John Hancock

president of the congress

declaration of rights

the people in old-world America vouching for their rights