| Unitary | | A king who abuses his power can be described as this. |
| direct | | This is an example of checks and balances, when the President does not sign a bill into law |
| rule of law | | Philosopher that said government should be limited by separating power into three branches |
| Articles | | This principle of governments says no one is above the law |
| popular sovereignty | | A change to the Constitution |
| Senate | | a fancy word for freedom |
| liberty | | The framers of the Constitution feared a central government with ALL the power, so they created this type of system in which power is shared between a strong central government and state governments |
| Federalism | | Principle of government; says the people have the highest authority in government |
| Separation of powers | | A society with no political authority; chaos |
| oligarchy | | ____________________ of Confederation; the paper that organized the U.S. government before the Constitution. It failed. |
| amendment | | Principle of government; says power should be divided between legislative, executive, and judicial |
| Anarchy | | The first ten amendments to the Constitution; protects individual rights |
| authoritarian | | The paper signed on July 4, 1776 |
| Montesquieu | | Type of government in which the people elect politicians to make decisions for them |
| John Locke | | Principle of government; says the judicial branch has the power to interpret laws according to the Constitution; established by Marbury v. Madison |
| legislative | | The U.S. Congress is made up of two houses...The House of Representatives and the _________________. |
| executive | | This word describes a society in which the people have no say |
| Democracy | | Principle of government; says there are certain things the government cannot do |
| Representative democracy | | This is a type of authoritarian government in which a small group of people rule |
| Declaration of Independence | | Fancy word for representative democracy |
| Bill of Rights | | The Supreme Court is the head of this branch of government |
| Judicial | | Structure of government; states have MORE power than the central government |
| veto | | McCulloch v. Maryland was a landmark Supreme Court case which interpreted the _______________ clause, which says in all conflicts between the national and state governments, the national government has supreme authority |
| Confederacy | | This branch of government enforces laws |
| judicial review | | Power by the people |
| Republic | | Government structure in which the central government has ALL the power over state governments |
| Tyrant | | This branch of government makes laws |
| supremacy | | This is a type of democracy in which ALL citizens have the ability to make government decisions |
| limited government | | Philosopher that said people are born with natural rights |
