Lickteig Constitution Quizlet
Lickteig Constitution Quizlet
Lickteig Constitution Quizlet
Government:the governing body of a nation, state, or community. The structures and processes
of people are observed in determining who has power, what choices to make, and what rules to follow
and enforce.
Civics:the study of the rights and duties of citizenship. The role of the individual in government.
Your rights and responsibilities as a citizen (jury duty, paying taxes, obeying laws, etc.)
iii. Concurrent powers: Shared power between the federal and the state (income
taxes)
iv. Reserved powers: Powers given to the states (education, marriage laws)
3. Oligarchy: government by the few, especially despotic power exercised by a small and
privileged group for corrupt or selfish purposes. Oligarchies in which members of the
ruling group are wealthy or exercise their power through their wealth are known as
plutocracies
4. Monarchy: political system based upon the undivided sovereignty or rule of a single
person. The term applies to states in which supreme authority is vested in the monarch,
an individual ruler who functions as the head of state and who achieves his or her
position through hereditary status.
5. Democracy: rule by the people. The term is derived from the Greek demokratia, which
was coined from demos (people) and kratos (rule) in the middle of the 5th century BCE
to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens.
iii. Civic Duty: Individuals have a civic duty to defend these rights for themselves
and others. Pay taxes, jury duty,
iv. Popular Sovereignty: That to secure these rights, governments are instituted
among men, meaning the government serves the people, that is its primary
purpose, and derives its power directly from them. Authority for government
flows from the people and they rule through their representatives. Majority rule.
EE 314: PRAXIS Government and Citizenship Review
3. Constitution (1787):
i. What is a constitution? fundamental law of the U.S. federal government, setting
forth the three principal branches of the federal government and outlining their
jurisdictions
ii. Ratify: sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making
it officially valid.
4. Bill of Rights (1791): First 10 amendments; guarantees civil rights and liberties.
i. amendment: An amendment is a formal revision or addition to the US
Constitution
ii. Moderate: sometimes want change, other times want things to remain the
same. Half and half when it comes to change.
iii. Conservative: People who do not like change, wants rules to remain the same,
traditional