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An all-in-one government system
No sharing of power with different levels of government |
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| System of government where the power is shared between different levels of government |
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System of government where the power is shared equally between different but equal bodies.
An example of this kind of government would be the USA prior to the Constitution. |
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Type of Government.
Rule by one person - usually takes power by force.
Leader does not protect individual rights. |
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Rule by a King or Queen.
Leader must uphold and abide by the Constitution. |
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Majority Rules.
51% of the population can dominate the other 49%.
Everyone votes on everything. |
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Parliament votes for the elected head of government.
The public elects members of Parliament.
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Combined Legislative branch and Executive branch.
This group elects the Prime Minister in some countries. |
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Everyone can vote in these elections.
These elections occur prior to the general elections. |
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Elections that occur prior to the general election.
Election is held to determine which canidates will run in the general elections.
Only party members can vote in this election. |
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A political party or political candidate's position and vision.
What the party or person stands for & against. |
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Type of government
Leader of government is also leader of religion
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| System of politics where there are more than two political parties competing for power |
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| Political Party system where there is only one party that is competing for power |
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To forbid something from happening.
The President does this if he doesn't support a bill that was passed by Congress. |
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In America, these parties are any political party other than the dominating Republicans & Democrats.
They have not won a presidential election. |
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| When the Supreme Court (or other judge) reviews a law and tries to understand what that law means. |
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| When the people get to make decisions through voting. |
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| Specifically written or listed. |
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| Not written in the Constitution. |
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| A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify it. |
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Not changing
Remaining the same |
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| The legal principle that law should govern a nation, as opposed to being governed by arbitrary decisions of individual government officials. |
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| Do you need to know the location of all 50 states for your midterm exam? |
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| Executive, Judicial, Legislative |
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What are the three branches of government? |
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Amendment that started Prohibition (all alcohol illegal)
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| What did the 18th Amendment do? |
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| Amendment to end slavery. |
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| What did the 13th Amendment do? |
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| How many Supreme Court Justices are there? |
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| Term that describes when a justice agrees with the majority opinion but writes his/her own opinion. |
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| Brown v Board of Education |
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| Supreme Court Case that ended segregation |
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| Supreme Court Case that began legal segregation |
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| Time period after the Civil War |
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| Amendment that end prohibition |
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| What did the 21st Amendment do? |
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| Amendment that end prohibition |
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| What did the 21st Amendment do? |
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| What did the 19th Amendment do? |
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| Supreme court judges are usually referred to as ____ |
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| The founding fathers established it in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in Congress and election of the President by a popular vote of qualified citizens. This group of people directly elect the President of the United States. |
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| What are the first 10 ten Amendments called? |
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| A change to the Constitution is called an Amendment |
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| What is a change to the Constitution called? |
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| A system of government where power resides in elected officials |
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Promote the general welfare
Ensure domestic tranquility
Provide for the common defense
Establish a system of justice |
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| What are the functions of government? |
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| The authority of a court to review decisions made by lower courts. |
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| A court order requiring explanation to a judge why a prisoner is being held in custody. |
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A series of notifications that must be made to a suspect prior to interrogation by police. |
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| The rule of precedent, whereby a rule or law contained in a judicial decision is commonly viewed as binding on judges whenever the same question is presented. |
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