Amendment

The First Amendment grants freedom of religion, speech, and allows to speak about the wrongs of the government.

Aristocracy

Britain is a modern Aristocracy.

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

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Checks and balances

The club uses Checks and Balances to ensure that one position does not gain too much power.

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 U.S uses Constitutionalism to ensure that the people are the main source of power and not the government.

the belief that a government should be based on a constitution

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Democracy

The first Democracy was created in Greece as a new system of government.

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

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Direct Democracy

A Direct Democracy is only used if the place has a small population.

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

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Executive

The Executive office is very important to the U.S because it maintains order.

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

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Federalism

Federalism is good for the U.S because it provides union.

belief in or support for a federal system of government

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Indirect Democracy

In the modern U.S, Indirect Democracy is used due to the large amount of people living there. 

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

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relating to the law, judges, or their decisions

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Judicial review

Judicial review keeps the other branches of government in check.

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

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Legislative

The Legeslative insures that no crazy laws become legal.

an institution that has the power to make or change laws

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Limited power

Countries, such as ones with constitutions, have Limited Power.

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

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Monarchy

A Monarchy is an old system that is still used to this day.

A government ruled by a king or queen

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Oligarchy

An Oligarchy may be used as a transitinal stage for changing from, for example, a monarchy to a democracy.

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 Sovereignty is one of the basic priciples of the constitution. 

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 Preamble of the constitution is one of the most iconic parts of the constitution.

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

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Ratify

People Ratify things to get them.

to make a written agreement official by signing it

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Republic

The Republic system is what we use today as well as many other countries.

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

Separation of Powers is used in democracy to ensure that not one person gets too much power.

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

Hitler's reign of Tyranny ended after World War 2 when he killed himself and everyone else left.

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 was created to set equality to Americans everywhere 

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

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