Thematic US History Unit 1 Week 2 day 2

What is it called when the people have the power to choose their government

• Popular sovereignty

• Democracy

• Republic

• Tyranny

This is the having a legislative branch of government to make laws, a judicial branch to interpret laws, and an executive branch to enforce laws

• Separation of Powers

• States rights

• Federal Government

What type of government is it called when leaders cannot do whatever they want and people can replace them if necessary

• limited government

• restricted government

• federal government

• democracy

_____________is when each part of government has different powers so that none becomes to powerful

• Checks and Balances

• Limited Government

• Federalism

• popular sovereignty

What is federalism?

• power is shared by a central government and local governments

• a group of nations, states, or people that join to achieve common goals

• people have the power to choose their government

• having a legislative branch of government to make laws, a judicial branch to interpret laws, and an executive branch to enforce laws

What is confederacy?

• power is shared by a central government and local governments

• a group of nations, states, or people that join to achieve common goals

• people have the power to choose their government

• having a legislative branch of government to make laws, a judicial branch to interpret laws, and an executive branch to enforce laws

Define Irregular

• to mistake

• to criticize

• Irresponsible to the task at hand

• different from what it usually is

Define Erring

• to mistake

• to criticize

• every person agreeing after discussion

• different from what it usually is

Define Unanimous

• to mistake

• to criticize

• every person agreeing after discussion

• different from what it usually is

If someone is Contumacious, what does that mean?

• They are stubborn

• They are mistaken

• They are content

• They are different