the power to enforce and administer laws (the president)
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judicial power
the power to interpret laws (congress)
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the supreme court is an example of...
legislative power
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the president is an example of...
executive power
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congress is an example of...
judicial power
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state
country and nation combined
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nation
large group of people
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country
recognized by land mass
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force theory
someone forces their way into power
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divine right of kings theory
the government gains authority from God -- God chooses the ruler
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evolutionary theory
population formed out of primitive families
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social contract theory
power comes from the people
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domestic tranquility
law and order (police)
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national security
armed forces and security forces (5 branches of military)
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general welfare
providing services (public education)
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liberty
guaranteeing rights and freedoms (appointed lawyer)
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the four characteristics of a state
population, territory, sovereignty, government
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population, territory, sovereignty, government
the four characteristics of a state
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the police are an example of...
domestic tranquility
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army, navy, air force, coast guard, and the marines are an example of...
national security
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public education is an example of...
general welfare
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an appointed lawyer is an example of...
liberty
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presidential government
government with seperate executive and legislative branches
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parliamentary government
government with executive and legislative branches
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autocracy
government in which a SINGLE individual holds all political power
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oligarchy
government in which a GROUP of individuals hold all political power
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worth of the individual
dignity and worth of the individual is of overriding importance
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equity of all persons
each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome through RIGHTS
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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
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necessity of compromise
when two groups have a disagreement, they conclude their decision by making a compromise
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individual freedom
each person has freedom, laws help maintain people's freedom from not being stripped away from them
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citizenship
citizens have both duties and responsibilities
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"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
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why do democracy and capitalism go hand in hand?
because they both emphasize individual freedom and self-interest
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free markets/capitalism
an economic system in which prices are determined by unrestricted competition between privately owned businesses (driven by supply and demand)
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english customs about government
ordered government, limited government, representative government
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the magna carta
no person shall be deprived of rights without following laws
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petition of rights (1)
banned the king from imprisoning or punishing people without following the laws of the land
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petition of rights (2)
kept the king from declaring military rule in times of peace or making people house soldiers
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petition of rights (3)
required the consent of parliament for taxation
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bill of rights
a statement of fundamental rights and privileges
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ordered government
local governments should be divided into units and ruled by officers according to law
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limited government
individual citizens have basic rights (limits government power)
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representative government
governments should serve the will of the people
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ideas from the EBR
freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, fair trial, no taxation without representation
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new ideas for BR
freedom of religion, freedom of press, freedom to have rights, freedom of association, freedom of assembly
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confederation
a joining of several different groups for a common purpose
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Albany plan of union
Franklin's proposal that the 13 colonies form a congress
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delegate
a representative
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popular sovereignty
government only exists with the grant of the people
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distance
made it difficult for G.B. to rule Colonial affairs
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what made it difficult for G.B. to rule Colonial affairs
distance
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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
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the second continental congress (1775)
this became America's first national government
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intolerable acts
sugar act, tea act, stamp act
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sugar act, tea act, stamp act
where parliament puts taxes on these in order to repay war debts
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breaking point (1776)
congress decides to break away from G.B. and they write the Declaration of Independence
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George Washington
first U.S. president and commander in chief of the continental army
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John Hancock
president of the congress
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declaration of rights
the people in old-world America vouching for their rights
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