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| the authority, or power, that rules on behalf of a group of people. |
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| a form of government in which all power is in the hands of one person or a group of persons. |
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| a form of government in which a king, queen, prince (a monarch) rules and sometimes is in charge of the government. |
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| All the rules of conduct of a nation that are enforced by government. |
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| a written plan of government for a nation. |
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| basic beliefs or standards of conduct that people attempt to live up to. |
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| declaration of independence |
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| a key document of American freedom, adopted on July 4, 1776, declaring the 13 American colonies to be free and independent of Great Britain. |
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| articles of confederation |
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| our nation’s first written plan of government, in effect from 1781 to 1789. |
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| representatives who were chosen to attend the Constitutional Convention. |
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| constitutional convention |
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| the meeting in Philadelphia in 1787 at which the Constitution of the United States was written. |
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| The men who founded the U.S. by writing/ adopting the Constitution. |
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| the lawmaking body of Great Britain. |
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| a lawmaking body consisting of two houses. |
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| a lawmaking body consisting of one house. |
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| the agreement reached by the Constitutional Convention that all states should have equal representation in the Senate and be represented according to the size of their population in the house. |
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| to change; a written change or addition in the Constitution. |
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| to approve; approval of the Constitution in 1787 or of a constitutional amendment. |
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| members of the House of Representatives or a person who represents a group of people in the government. |
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| constitution of the united states of america |
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| the plan of government approved in 1789 to be the “supreme law of the land”. |
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| the national government of our nation. |
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| : the branch of our federal, state or local government that makes the laws. |
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| the branch of our federal, state or local government that carries out the laws. |
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| the branch of the federal, state or local government that decides if laws have been broken and that punishes lawbreakers. |
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| a proposed law being considered by a lawmaking body. |
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| : the way in which the powers of government are balanced, or divided, among three branches, so that each branch may check, or limit, the other branches. |
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| The heads of the executive departments in the federal government, who also act as advisors to the President. |
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| the first 10 amendments to the Constitution, which set forth the basic rights, or freedoms, guaranteed to all Americans. |
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| the traditional ways of doing things in our federal government that are seldom written down or made into laws. |
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| Based on a theology or religious faith. It is a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler and the God’s or deity’s laws are being interpreted by govt officials |
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| Complete disorder that can result from having no government or laws. |
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| the doctrine that monarchs derive their right to rule directly from God and are accountable only to God. |
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| Under a socialist system the government has ownership over the countries basic goods and services (communication, transportation, health care, power, etc.); however, some services, are owned by private businesses |
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| a letter written to King George III from the members of the 2nd Continental Congress that appealed to the king to address colonial grievances to avoid war. |
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| political system in which ownership of all product and land are in the hands of the people, and all goods are equally shared. |
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| Occurred in the 18th century. Philosophers wrote new ideas on politics such as the role of the “divine right” of kings and the separation of church and state. |
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| Government: Government by the people |
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| Government where the people elect leaders to carry out the rules and ideals that they want. |
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| a system of government in which ALL citizens participate in politics and decision making. |
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| Influential English philosopher who inspired Thomas Jefferson when writing the Declaration of Independence. |
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| authored the Declaration of Independence. |
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| Father of the Constitution. |
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| violation of allegiance to one’s country. |
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| A person who betrays his country. |
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| which means that the king shares power with a group of advisors or a democratic body. |
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| Colonists loyal to the United States. |
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| Colonists loyal to the British. |
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| King of England during the American Revolution. |
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| Acts of law passed by England to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party. |
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| A group of nations or states united for a common cause. |
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| War fought to gain American independence from England. |
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| A body of 55 representatives appointed by colonial legislatures who met to plan a response to England’s Intolerable Acts. |
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| An act of protest of the stamp act by the American colonists against England. |
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| a body of representatives who met and approved the Declaration of Independence. |
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| Armed civilians fighting during the Revolutionary War. |
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| a company or group having exclusive control over commercial activity. |
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| A driving force calling for independence from England. |
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| A compromise reached by the Northern states and Southern states over how to count the slave population. Slaves were counted 3/5 of all other persons. |
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| People who supported the Constitution |
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| People who were against the Constitution |
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| Large states plan for a bicameral congress with representation to be based on population. |
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| Small states plan for a unicameral congress with equal representation. |
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