A less centralized government has power:

A more centralized government has power:

This describes a government that can act in any way it pleases without restriction:

This describes a government that has restrictions on what it can do, such as a written constitution that defines what it can and can't do:

This type of government is a lack of government and relies of voluntary associations and cooperation

This type of government is about close-knit family ties between the group with a council of elders or a single elder making decisions.

This type of government has a king or queen with unlimited power

This type of government has a king or queen that is limited by written rules

This type of government is about government taking control of the economy and the abolishment of social classes

This type of government is about people coming together as a community to take control of parts of the economy

This type of government is about a religious group ruling over a country:

This type of government is when an elite few rule over people

This type of government is about total government control

This type of government is about every citizen participating and making decisions about government:

This type of government is about selecting representatives to make decisions

These are rights that cannot be taken away

This is an agreement between a group of people to follow certain rules and hold each other accountable to those rules

This is how humans are with no laws, no rules, no government

This is the right to overthrow or abolish a social contract that isn't working right

This philosopher talks about how humans come together to protect themselves and create a social contract

This philosopher says you have to give up all your rights to a strong person to protect yourself from the state of nature:

This philosopher said that you should divide up government into three brances to keep it from being too strong

This philosopher said people are free in a state of nature and government must rule by consent

This philosopher said women were born free and equal, and didn't need their husband's permission to pursue their own interests

This sarcastic and witty philosopher advocated for religious and political freedom

This philosopher said the law should command what is right and prohibit what is wrong

This philosopher wrote about the necessity of the criminal justice system

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal"

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"that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"

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"That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"

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"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."

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The first government of the United States was built on:

The current government o the United States is based on:

These people wanted the Constitution, no changes

These people didn't want the Constitution, but they would vote for it if it added a Bill of Rights

This amendment grants you protection for political speech and religion

This Amendment grants you the right to bear arms

This Amendment grants you protection against searches and seizures

This Amendment protects you from being charged with the same crime twice (double jeopardy) and testifying against yourself in a court of law

This amendment grants you legal protections when accused of a crime, such as a speedy and public trial

"We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."

Power and authority for the government of the United States comes from:

This system of government places all the power and authority in the central government

This system of government puts the power and authority of the government in regional organizations (states) and not in the central government

This system of government puts most power in the central government, but still shares power with regional organizations (state governments):

The government is divided into three distinct branches with each one having specific powers:

Each branch of government has a way to slow down or stop another branch from acting:

Whoever gets the most votes is the 'choice of the people.'

A person's protections against the opinion and power of the majority

Expressed powers are

Implied Powers are

Concurrent powers are

You need a _______ majority to propose and amendment to the Constitution and a __________ majority to ratify an amendment to the Constitution.

This amendment keeps troops from being housed within your home

This amendment insures trial by jury and protections against double jeopardy in civil cases

This amendment forbids cruel and unusual punishments, excessive fines and bail

This amendment allows for additional rights and protections beyond the Bill of Rights

This amendment reserves power not granted to the federal government to the states and then to the people