- Ch. 1, 2, 3 The Origins of the Constitution
- S. Guide
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- Please write two meaningful sentences that are related to each of the following (126) terms. One can be a definition, and the other an example or two of the terms relevance from the text. This discipline insures that you have improved comprehension and command of the material. (Remember to double space between
terms for easier viewing).
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- Ch. 1
- government
- public policies
- The state
- sovereign
- Population- with relation to size and culture
- territory
- Origins of the State
- The Force Theory
- The Evolutionary Theory
- The Divine Right Theory
- The Social Contract Theory
- The Purpose of Government
- To Form a More Perfect Union
- To Establish Justice
- To Insure Domestic Tranquility
- To Provide for the Common Defense
- To Promote the General Wlfare
- To Secure the blessings of Liberty
- Classifying Governments
- Geographic Distribution of Power
- Unitary Government
- Federal Government
- Confederate Government
- Relationship Between Legislative and Executive Branches
- Presidential Government
- Parliamentary Government
- The Number Who Can participate
- Dictatorship
- Democracy
- Direct Democracy
- Representative Democracy
- The Foundation of Democracy
- Fundamental Worth of the Individual
- Equality of all Persons
- Majority Rule and Minority Rights
- Necessity of Compromise
- Individual Freedom
- anarchy
- Ch. 2
- Basic Concepts of Government
- Ordered Government
- Limited Government with respect to England and the Magna
Carta 1215
- representative governement (will of the people)
- Magna Carta
- The Petition of Right
- The Bill of Rights
- English Bill of Rights
- John Locke (natural rights)
- Government in the Colonies
- charter
- Royal Colonies
- bicameral
- The Proprietary Colonies
- unicameral
- The Charter Colonies
- Royal Control
- Growing Colonial Unity
- Early Attempts
- The Albany Plan
- Albany Plan of Union (Ben Franklin Factor)
- The Stamp Act Congress
- The First Continental Congress
- The Second Continental Congress
- The Declaration of Independence
- The First State Governments
- Written Constitutions (in states)
- Common Features of New States
- Popular Sovereignty
- Limited Governement
- Civil Rights and Liberties
- Seperation of Powers and Checks and Balances
- The First National Constitution
- ratification
- Articles of Confederation
- Governmental Structure
- Powers of Congress
- State Obligations
- weaknesses
- The Critical Period, the 1780's
- The Meetings at Mount Vernon and Annapolis
- The Framers
- Framers (included who?)
- Organization and Procedure
- The Decision to Write a New Constitution
- The Virginia Plan
- Virginia Plan (3 branches govt.)
- The New Jersey Plan
- New Jersey Plan (plural Executive)
- The Connecticut Compromise
- The Three-Fifiths Compromise
- The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
- "A Bundle of Compromises"
- Sources of the Constitution
- The Convention Completes Its Work
- Ratification
- Federalists
- Anti-Federalists
- Success (Federalists)
- Inauguration of the New Government
- Ch. 3
- Popular Sovereignty
- Limited Government
- constitutionalism
- rule of law
- seperation of powers
- Checks and Balances
- Judicial Review
- unconstitutional
- Federalism (How did it come about?)
- amendment
- formal amendment
- First Method
- Second Method
- Third Method
- Fourth Method
- The 27 Amendments
- Bill of Rights
- informal amendment
- Basic Legislation
- Executive Action
- executive agreement
- Court Decisions
- Party Practices
- Custom
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