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Government Review
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History
8th Grade
04/27/2009

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Inalienable Rights
Definition
rights that the government cannot take away-freedom of religion, freedom of speech, right to liberty
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Purpose of the Declaration of Independence
Definition
explained why the colonists were seeking independence;
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Purpose of the Declaration of Independence
Definition
proclaimed that people have certain "unalienable rights" that government should protect
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1787
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Constitution was written at the Constitutional Conventional
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Virginia Plan
Definition
legislature would have 2 houses; representation in both houses would depend on states' population; larger states would therefore have more delagates and power than the smaller states
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New Jersey Plan
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legislature would have one house; each states would send one delagate; therefore equal representation for all of the states no matter how large or small they were
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Great Compromise
Definition
In the House of Representatives, states were represented according to their population. in the senate, each state would be represented by 2 senators
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3/5ths Compromise
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every five slaves would count as three people
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Executive Branch
Definition
carries out the laws
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Legislative Branch
Definition
makes the laws
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Judicial Branch
Definition
interprets the laws
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Amendment Process
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makes Constitution flexible;process is difficult so that any change would be carefully considered
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Amendment Process
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Amendment is proposed by 2/3rds vote of both houses of Congress; then approved by 3/4ths of the dtates legislatures
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Rebublicanism
Definition
desires of the people are represented in government by elected representatives
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Limited Government
Definition
Constitution places strict limits on the power of government in order to protect individual rights
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Checks and Balances
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no branch was given too much power and each branch makes sure that the other were working as they should
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Separation of Powers
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government is split into three branches-executive, Judicial, and legislative
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federalism
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power of the governmnent is shared between the national and the state government
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Individual rights
Definition
bill of rights was written to protect the rights of individuals
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Popular Sovereignty
Definition
government was created by the people of America and they did so to govern themselves-basis for the ideal of self government
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