Government Vocabulary

Government is not all powerful. It is limited by the rule of low.

• Bicameral

• Individual Rights

• Limited Government

• Federalism

Government in which representatives are chosen.

• Municipal

• Republicanism

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

Each branch of government has controls over the other two branches.

• Individual Liberty

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Checks and balances

Political system in which power is shared between a national government and its states.

• Federalism

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

Power within national government is divided among 3 branches.

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Soverignty

• Bicameral

Independent power given to the people.

• Separation of Powers

• Republicanism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

Personal liberties and freedoms.

• Individual Rights

• States Rights

• Limited Government

• Municipal

Having two branches or legislative houses.

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

• Bicameral

The group that governs a city or town. (Local Government)

• Local rights

• Republicanism

• Municipal

• Checks and Balances

What year was the current Texas Constitution written

• 1836

• 1845

• 1876

• 1899