NM History Jang Chapter 7 L1 Key Terms

amendment

• the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that establish basic freedoms

• the general welfare or the common well-being of a community

• a form of government where a national government shares its power with state and local governments

• a change or revision

Bill of Rights

• the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that establish basic freedoms

• the general welfare or the common well-being of a community

• a form of government where a national government shares its power with state and local governments

• a basic principle of the U.S. government where separate branches check the action of the other branches to ensure that no one branch has too much power

civics

• the branch of political science that deals with the rights and duties of citizens

• the general welfare or the common well-being of a community

• a form of government where a national government shares its power with state and local governments

• a nation with a government headed by elected leaders

checks and balances

• the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that establish basic freedoms

• the general welfare or the common well-being of a community

• a form of government where a national government shares its power with state and local governments

• a basic principle of the U.S. government where separate branches check the action of the other branches to ensure that no one branch has too much power

democracy

• a city or town with its own local government

• the general welfare or the common well-being of a community

• a type of government in which the majority rules

• a change or revision

federal system

• the first 10 amendments to the Constitution that establish basic freedoms

• the general welfare or the common well-being of a community

• a form of government where a national government shares its power with state and local governments

• a basic principle of the U.S. government where separate branches check the action of the other branches to ensure that no one branch has too much power

municipality

• a city or town with its own local government; city government

• the general welfare or the common well-being of a community

• a type of government in which the majority rules

• a law or regulation, especially one passed by a local government

public good

• the branch of political science that deals with the rights and duties of citizens

• the general welfare or the common well-being of a community

• a form of government where a national government shares its power with state and local governments

• a nation with a government headed by elected leaders

ordinances

• a law or regulation, especially one passed by a local government

• the general welfare or the common well-being of a community

• a form of government where a national government shares its power with state and local governments

• a basic principle of the U.S. government where separate branches check the action of the other branches to ensure that no one branch has too much power

republic

• the branch of political science that deals with the rights and duties of citizens

• the general welfare or the common well-being of a community

• a form of government where a national government shares its power with state and local governments

• a nation with a government headed by elected leaders