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Origins of political thoughts
History- unit 1 democracy
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10th Grade
01/09/2017

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Amendment

 

 

 

The  Constitution has 27  Amendments
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change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this.

 

 

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Aristocracy

 

 

 

The high power nobels are called Aristocracy

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A government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility

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Checks and balances

 

 

 

 The checks and balances  keep the goverment from getting too much power.

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from Montesquieu, a fundamental democratic principle of American government which ensures that one branch does not accumulate too much power.

 

 

 

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Constitutionalism

 

 

The goverment  life lives by Constitutinalism. 

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the belief that a government should be based on a constitution

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Democracy

 

 

The United is founded on democracy 

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a system of government in which every citizen in the country can vote to elect its government officials

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Direct Democracy

 

 

The representatives though the country wasn't a direct democracy . 

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A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives

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Executive

 

 

The republican  party was an exectutive  because of all the decision they made.

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the part of government that makes sure decisions and laws work well

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Federalism

 

 The United states is based on federalism.

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belief in or support for a federal system of government

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Indirect Democracy

 


Indirect democracy is   elected representatives  

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Form of democracy in which individuals are represented by appointed representatives.

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Judicial

 

The court use Judicial to solve the case. 

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relating to the law, judges, or their decisions

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Judicial review

 

The supreme court has a Judicial review .  

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power of courts to review decisions of another department or level of government

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Legislative

 

The goverment is Legislative

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an institution that has the power to make or change laws.

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Limited power

 

 

The ambassadors have limted power. 

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a type of government in which its functions and powers are prescribed, limited, and restricted by law.

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Monarchy

 

England is based on Monarchy. 

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[image]A government ruled by a king or queen
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Oligarchy

 

The small group were Oligarchy on their country.

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a small group of people who run a country or organization, or a country that is run by a small group of people

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Popular Sovereignty

 

 

 

Popular sovereinty  has to with people finding the sources .

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basic principle of the American system of government which asserts that the people are the source of any and all governmental power, and government can exist only with the consent of the governed (p 70)

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Preamble

 

The U.S Constitution is Preamble.

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a statement at the beginning of a book, document, or talk, explaining what it is about

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Ratify

 

 The soldier ratify his papers.

 

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to make a written agreement official by signing it

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Republic

 

The sand diego mayor is a  par of the  Republic .

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A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

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Separation of powers

 

Leslative , Executive and Judicial branch are part of the separation power. 

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division of governmental authority among the three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial branch. The US Constitution uses this principle in setting the presidency, the Congress, and the courts

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Tyranny

 

The mexiacan goverment is being Tyranny right know with the gas.

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cruel or unfair control over other people and/or cruel and unfair government

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U.S. Bill of Rights

 

 

The  U.S. Bill of Rights cover the most important rights for citizens.

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a written statement of the most important rights of the citizens of a country, part of the U.S. Constitution

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