Vocab. 1a 25-25

The people have the power. Citizens make decisions through voting and participation.

• Popular Sovereignty

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

Government power is divided into three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

• Judicial Review

Country we live in.

• United States of America

• Canada

• Mexico

• United Kingdom

Continent we live on.

• North America

• South America

• Europe

• Asia

People elect leaders to represent them and make decisions on their behalf.

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Republicanism

• Oligarchy

Power is shared between the national government and the state governments.

• Federalism

• Unitary System

• Confederation

• Monarchy

Basic, essential (as in a foundation)

• Fundamental

• Superficial

• Secondary

• Trivial

County we live in

• Russell

• Harrison

• Jefferson

• Madison

The government must follow the law and cannot do whatever it wants.

• Unlimited Government

• Limited Government

• Authoritarian Government

• Democratic Government

Each branch of government can limit the powers of the other branches to prevent abuse of power.

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Judicial Review

• Federalism