Ch 3 - American Roots Key Terms (Civics)

God's or nature's law that defines right from wrong and is higher than human law

• Natural Law

• Rule of Law

• Sovereignty

• Compact

political system in which power is exercised by elected leaders who work in the interests of the people.

• Representative Government

• Single Party Sate

• Rule of Law

• Limited government

A written grant of authority

• charter

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

• compact

The restriction of the arbitrary exercise of power by subordinating it to well-defined and established laws.

• Rule of law

• Limited government

• Charter

• Seperation of powers

political system in which the powers exercised by the government are restricted, usually by a written constitution.

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

• representative government

• charter

The rights and liberties that can be claimed by individuals by virtue of being human

• natural rights

• popular soveignty

• rule of law

• compact

Constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law

• separation of powers

• limited government

• compact

• constitutional government

The principle that the people are the ultimate source of the authority and legitimacy of a government.

• popular sovereignty

• natural rights

• rule of law

• natural law

written agreement between two or more parties or nations to perform some action.

• compact

• charter

• ratification

• contract

A reserve army made up of civilians who are trained to fight and can serve full time in an emergency.

• militia

• army

• posse comitatus

• vigilantes