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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
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