Principles of Government Vocab

Natural rights refer to

• rights you are born with

• rights given to you by the government

• rights desired to protect the environment

• rights the government can take from you

Idea that people give up some of their rights to the government in exchange for protection from the government

• natural rights

• checks and balances

• social contract

• limited government

Judicial review refers to

• power of the Supreme Court to impeach the President

• the power to determine if a law or act violates the constitution

• the power to create the judicial branch

• the right have a jury trial

This refers to the idea that everyone must obey the laws

• separation of powers

• rule of law

• natural rights

• checks and balances

To ratify means to...

• approve

• reject

• propose

• deny

To change an official document

• ratify

• amend

• preamble

• article

Republicanism refers to

• the power of each branch to oversee an aspect of the other branches

• the idea that people give the government power

• the idea that people elect representatives to make decisions

• the division of power into 3 branches

The principle that the power of the government comes from the people

• federalism

• limited government

• republicanism

• popular sovereignty

The principle that there are restrictions on what the government can and cannot do

• republicanism

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

Separation of powers refers to

• division of responsibilities in the government among different branches

• the idea that each branch has some power over the other branches

• the division of power between states and natural government

• the election of representatives to make decisions