Government Vocabulary 1-19

The institutions through which public policies are made for a society.

• Government

• Articles of Confederation

• Sovereignty

The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on the government to protect the natural rights of citizens.

• Republic

• Government Restrictions

• Limited Government

A form of government in which the people select (vote for) representatives to govern them and make laws.

• Democratic

• Republic

• Monarchy

A government having two separate lawmaking chambers or houses

• unicameral

• bicameral

• Congress

A government with only one legislative house or chamber (Congress).

• unicameral

• bicameral

• Congress

*Our country’s 1st plan of government; *established a weak central/federal/national government; as states kept most of its power

• US Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

*legislative branch of the United States government

* made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (elected)

• Congress

• Executive

• Judicial

Lawmaking branch of government

*includes Congress

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

The branch of government that executes, or carries out, the law.

• Judicial

• Legislative

• Executive

The Executive Branch is headed by the _______________.

• President

• Senate

• Speaker of the House

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court