Outcome 1 Government Test

First document to put in writing the principal that the king and his government was not above the law. It prevented the king from exploiting power, issued June 1215

Influence from the English Bill of Rights containing many rights that were later included in the first amendment

A country ruled by monarch (king or queen)

-constitutional monarchy: limited by a constitution

-absolute monarchy: monarchs have unlimited power

A government or a social situation where one person makes all the rules and decisions without input from anyone else

ex: Hitler, Soviet Union under Stalin

A group controls much of the country and influences or is the government

demanding that people obey completely and refusing to allow them freedom to act as they wish

ex: Kim Jong-un

An implicit agreement between the people and their government about what each side provides to the other

The process of establishing a new government or country through the use of force

ex: the idea that states are formed through war and violence

Government by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided

Where laws and primary decisions of a country are made by a governing body known as the “parliament”

No central ruler or governing body

Democracy: rule by many

-direct: Citizens vote directly

-republic: Indirect rule of citizens

ex: Switzerland has a direct democracy, citizens have more power

Voting for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives

ex: United States Congress

Democracies in which the government does not depend on a legislative majority to exist. It avocates presidential systems and cites the democratic nature of presidential elections.

Democracies in which the government depends on a legislative majority to exist and in which the head of state is not popularly elected for a fixed term are parliamentary. Flexibility in the timing of parliamentary elections can avoid periods of legislative gridlock that can occur in a fixed-period presidential system.

Government couldn’t tax, short on money, and couldn’t pay off war debts. Framers were to be heavily in debt especially with Shay’s Rebellion influencing the change. The change strengthen the Articles by making it possible for the U.S to gain control of the west and expand

Defended the Constitutions strengthened the national government. Greater congressional powers, more powerful executive and independent judiciary. New government supported the principles of separation of powers, checks n balances, and federalism

Constitution gave too much power to the federal government while taking too much power away from state and local government. Federal gov would be too far removed to represent the average citizen

Equal representation in the legislature regardless of population. Benefited smaller states like, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware

Proportional representation. Benefited larger states like Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Virginia

Including two legislative bodies, or a bicameral government one with proportional representative. The other with equal representation

Determined that every three out of five slaves would be counted when it came down to states total population for legislative representation. Benefited southern states by including enslaved people in their population

This was made as an agreement among the delegates to create two houses in Congress: The Senate where each state gets 2 members and has longer terms to create more consistency, the house would have representation based on population with size changes based on the population, and the bicameral legislature where it has two chambered body and is made of the house of representatives and the senate.

It was established by the founding fathers as a compromise between the election of the president by a vote in Congress and the election of the president by the popular vote of qualified citizens. Though it was formed out of fear from the people it was one of the things that stuck to this day as we vote for a president, etc.

Formed to prevent one branch of govern. from becoming too powerful and to create a system of checks and balances. It divides the government into separate branches, each of which has separate and independent powers

Seemed vague because it was impossible to predict the evolution of society

Details the powers the people had granted to the federal government and to place limits on how the government could exercise its powers

ex: protection of people and their property

Protects freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the gov. for a redress of grievances

Protects the people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government

Protects criminal defendants from having to testify if they may incriminate themselves through testimony

Gives citizens a series of rights in a criminal trial. Anything when it comes to trial (witnesses, etc)

Protects the right for citizens to have a jury trial in federal courts with civil cases where the claim exceeds a certain dollar amount

Excessive bail should not be required or excessive fines imposed, or cruel and unusual punishments inflicted

Granted citizenship to all born in the United States

Anyone is able to vote no matter their race

Granted women the right to vote

Liquor distribution- how to structure and permit transportation

18 or older have the right to vote

The first amendment of the Bill of Rights guarantees citizens the right to petition the gov. for a redress of grievances. The king made judges dependent on his will depriving some colonists of a trial by jury. The 6th amendment guarantees trial by jury