Mid Cycle Review

What did John Locke believed

• all people were entitled to life, liberty, and property

• 13 stats set up a weak national government under the articles of confederation

• two civilizations that most influenced the government

What can the United States Goverment best be described as...

• Representative Democracy/Republic

• Democracy/Republic

• The president signs bills into laws

Problems under the Article of Confederation:

• The national government cannot tax its citizens, no executives could enforce the laws and Britain and Spain stayed in US territory.

• Democrats and Republicans make up the two main political parties today

• The senate and the house of representatives make up the 2 parts of the US Congress

What does the Constitution reflects on?

• The principle of federalism by dividing power between federal and state governments

• The legislative branch of government can kick judges out of office

• Representative Democracy: People elect leaders to make decisions

What does the Senate and The House of Representatives make up?

• 2 parts of the US Congress

• 2 parts of the US Constitution

• 2 parts of the Senate

True or False?

Some sates have more representatives than other state?

• True

• False

Constitutional Monarchy:

• A king or Queen has only limited power

• The President and Vice President

• George Washington and John Adams

What is an Amendment?

• Change to the constitution

• Change into war

• Change into the senate

• Change into Democracy

What is Dictatorship?

• One ruler who has absolute power (and thus does not submit to the rule of law- he IS the law).

• People elect leaders to make decisions

• The Legislative branch of government can declare laws passed by Congress unconstitutional

What two civilizations that most influenced the government of the United States?

• Greece and Rome

• Jamaica and Nigeria

• England and France