AP US Government Unit 1 Vocab 1

anti-federalist

• people who opposed the ratification of the constitution

• people who supported the ratification of the constitution

• a collection of 85 articles and essays written by A. Ham, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the constitution

• a system of government in which pwoer is divided between a central authority and its subordinate parts

The Federalist Papers

• people who opposed the ratification of the constitution

• people who supported the ratification of the constitution

• a collection of 85 articles and essays written by A. Ham, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the constitution

• a system of government in which pwoer is divided between a central authority and its subordinate parts

federalism

• people who opposed the ratification of the constitution

• people who supported the ratification of the constitution

• a collection of 85 articles and essays written by A. Ham, James Madison, and John Jay promoting the ratification of the constitution

• a system of government in which pwoer is divided between a central authority and its subordinate parts

natural law

• philosophy that all humans have certain rights that cannot be taken away

• a government in which the people rule by their own consent

• a system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions based on the law and/or constitution

• a voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules

popular sovereignty

• philosophy that all humans have certain rights that cannot be taken away

• a government in which the people rule by their own consent

• a system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions based on the law and/or constitution

• a voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules

representative democracy

• philosophy that all humans have certain rights that cannot be taken away

• a government in which the people rule by their own consent

• a system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions based on the law and/or constitution

• a voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules

social contract

• philosophy that all humans have certain rights that cannot be taken away

• a government in which the people rule by their own consent

• a system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions based on the law and/or constitution

• a voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules

elite democracy

• elected representatives make decisions and act as trustees for the people who elected them

• a system of democracy in which all members of a group or community participate collectively in making major decisions

• a model that stresses vigorous competition among various interests in a free society

• a philosophy of limited government with elected representatives service at the will of the people. the government is based on consent of the governed

participatory democracy

• elected representatives make decisions and act as trustees for the people who elected them

• a system of democracy in which all members of a group or community participate collectively in making major decisions

• a model that stresses vigorous competition among various interests in a free society

• a philosophy of limited government with elected representatives service at the will of the people. the government is based on consent of the governed

pluralist democracy

• elected representatives make decisions and act as trustees for the people who elected them

• a system of democracy in which all members of a group or community participate collectively in making major decisions

• a model that stresses vigorous competition among various interests in a free society

• a philosophy of limited government with elected representatives service at the will of the people. the government is based on consent of the governed