Government Vocab Review

Sharing of power between national and state governments

• Republicanism
• Judicial Branch
• Federalism
• Checks and Balances

Personal liberties guaranteed to U.S. citizens that government can't take away

• Separation of Powers
• Bill of Rights
• Limited Government
• Individual Rights

System of U.S.  government that keeps one branch from being more powerful than the others

• Federalism
• Checks and Balances
• Separation of Powers
• Popular Sovereignty

Idea that government receives its authority form the people

• Popular Sovereignty
• Individual Rights
• Bill of Rights
• Federalism

Establishes the rights guaranteed to each citizen, such as freedom of speech

• Popular Sovereignty
• Veto
• Individual Rights
• Bill of Rights

Each branch of government has specific and separate duties and responsibilities

• Limited Government
• Republicanism
• Separation of Powers
• Individual Rights

Government only has power given to it by the people

• Limited Government
• Separation of Powers
• Republicanism
• Popular Sovereignty

Government in which the people elect representatives

• Individual Rights
• Legislative Branch
• Veto
• Republicanism

A systemized way to organize a government

• federalism

• checks and balances

• constitution

• individual rights

Citizens contribute to the common good

• civic duty

• limited government

• federalism

• Bill of Rights