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| The organization by which the state maintains order, provides public services, and enforces decisions over the people living in its territory |
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| State where citizens hold power; government by the people, for the people, of the people |
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| Government where citizens vote directly on issues |
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| When power is in the hands of the people |
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| The first part of the Constitution that explains why it was written |
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| Government where citizens elect representatives who govern in their place |
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| Each branch of government is given its own duties & responsibilities |
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| Government in which a single person hold all the power |
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| Government in which those who inherited their power use force to keep it |
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| One person controls the government and rules with absolute power |
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| Article VI - Declares the Constitution the "Supreme law of the Land" |
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| Government in which a small group of people rule with absolute power |
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| Writers of the Constitution |
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| Division of power between the state and federal governments |
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| Principle that gives the courts the power to rule on the constitutionality of a law or action of a local, state, or national government |
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