1.Amendment 

The US government has 27 amendments.

change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this

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2.Aristocracy 

Aristocracy was moslty popula during the Middle Ages.

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

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3. Checks and balances

Checks and balances were created soon after three branches of government came to be.

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

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4. Constitutionalism 

Nowadays, majority of people believe in constitutionalism.

the belief that a government should be based on a constitution

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5.Democracy

Many of countries seem to have democracy. 

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

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6. Direct Democracy. 

Ancient Greek used direct democracy.

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

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7. Executive 

Many governments have an executive branch.

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

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8. Federalism

A lot of people in America believe in federalism.

9. Indirect Democracy

Indirect democracy can also be called Representatvies or Republic.

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

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10. Judicual 

Judicial branch is the important branch for laws.

relating to the law, judges, or their decisions

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11. Judicial Review. 

Judicial review helps to serve justice in courts.

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

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12. Legislative

Legislative branch is the reason why laws can change.

13. Limited Power

It is the only type of government to have limited power.

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

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14. Monarchy 

I wish a lot of people realized how important monarchy was throughout history.

A government ruled by a king or queen

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15. Oligarchy 

Oligarchy is rarely practiced in government. 

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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16. Popular Sovereighnty 

In popular sovereighnty, people are one of the sourced of governmental power.

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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17. Preamble

In US history, we reviewed the preamble of America.

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

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18. Ratify.

In order to make any document official, one had to ratify it.

to make a written agreement official by signing it

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19. Republic

In 2017, American government is mostly republic.

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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20. Seperation of Powers

American government branches had to go through seperation of powers.

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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21. Tyranny 

Tyranny is not an acceptable type of behavior towards country's people.

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

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22. U.S. Bil of Rights

United States' Bill of Rights were ratified December 15, 1791.

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

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