Leaders of the colonies. Helped create the US Constitution.

The ruling authority for a community

A person who agrees to work for another person with out pay for a certain length of time

People who provide for their own needs are this.

An organization founded and united for a specific purpose

under someone else's control; under control of a monarch

A legal framework for government

A set of laws that establish and limit the power of government

A proposed law

Constitutional division of powers between the three branches of government

This is where the powers of the different branches of government are balanced

branch with the power to carry out and enforce laws

Branch that has the power to make laws

Branch that has the power to manage conflicts about the meaning, application, and enforcement of laws

member of the wealthy upper class

to entrust power to another person

the rights to life, liberty, and property

to approve of something or to allow it to take place

A condition in which no governments or laws existed at all

everyone promises to give up the absolute right to do anything he or she wants; agree to live under government

interest groups

that which is good for a community as a whole

the people themselves control government

the idea that citizens and leaders should put aside their own private interests in favor of the good of the community

a person elected to act or speak for others

a government where there are limits on the powers of the person or group running the government

The purpose of government is to protect the rights to life, liberty, and property

The part of a person's life that is not the business of the government

Things that government may not do or actions that it may not take

Which country below has an autocratic government?

Which of these describes a constitution?

The Founders believed that the separation of powers was important to

Abraham Lincoln was a Founder in the colonies

A constitutional government always includes

A constitution is considered higher law if it

Cincinnatus remained as a dictator in the Roman Empire

The Founders admired Cincinnatus for his

What type of government does the United States have?

Checks and balances prevent branches of government from abusing power.

Which of the following is not a branch of government in the United States

This person is known as the "father of the Constitution"

The President being able to Veto a Bill is an example of