Standard 8-3.1 through 8-3.3

Articles of Confederation

• First ten Amendments to the Constitution, provided a written guarantee of individual rights

• First Constitution of the United States, received its power form the state government, criticized for being too week

• A system that allows each branch of government to limit the power of the other branches to prevent the abuse of power

Bill of Rights

• First ten Amendments to the Constitution, provided a written guarantee of individual rights

• First Constitution of the United States, received its powers from the state government, criticized for being too weak

• A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches to prevent the abuse of power

Checks and Balances

• a system where the people have a voice in government by voting

• First Constitution of the United States, received its powers from the state government, criticized for being too weak

• A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches to prevent the abuse of power

Democracy

• A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

• Belief that ultimate power flows from the people

• A system where the people have a voice in government by voting

Federalism

• A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches to prevent the abuse of power

• A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

• A system where the people have a voice in government by voting

Individual Rights

• Unalienable rights of all citizens that are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights and the Preamble

• Division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches

• Belief that ultimate power flows from the people

Limited Government

• Belief that ultimate power flows from the people

• A system of government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions about the laws for all the people

• A government whose powers are defined and limited by the Constitution and by the Bill of Rights, which protects from excessive government power

Popular Sovereignty

• A system of government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions about the laws for all the people

• Belief that ultimate power flows from the people

• A system where the people have a voice in government by voting

Representative Democracy (Republicanism)

• A system of government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions about the laws for all the people

• A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

• Belief that ultimate power flows from the people

Separation of Powers

• The Supreme Law of the Land, replaced the Articles of Confederation, established a limited government based on powers being shared between the state and national governments

• A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments

• Division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches