FUNDAMENTALS OF US GOVERNMENT
Unit 5
UNIT VOCABULARY
Republicanism
Federalism
Principle
Legislative
 Limited
Government
 Checks and Balances
 Separation of Powers
 Popular Sovereignty
 Individual Rights
 John Marshall
Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Grievances
1. Book Definition 2. Your Definition 3. A
Picture 4. How would you teach it to some
one else?
REPUBLICANISM
A
form of Government where individuals are
selected from the population to represent the
whole of the population.
 Usually
through electing (voting)
FEDERALISM
The
idea of sharing power between a central
(federal) government and local (state
Governments)
 FBI
and Local Police.
PRINCIPLE
A
foundation or truth which defines you.
JUDICIAL BRANCH

The national court system.
Settles all disputes between the states
 Interprets the Constitution to determine if laws are Constitutional.

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
The
law making branch of a government.
 Responsible
for making;
Laws
Ratifying treaties
Declaring war
Making a national budget
Confirming Presidential appointments
Taxing
Over seeing government agencies

EXECUTIVE BRANCH
The
head of the government (President).
Executes the laws passed by the legislative
branch.
GRIEVANCES
Complaint
or disagreement
SEPARATION OF POWERS
Dividing
the power of the government
into different entities .
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
The
government has limits to its
operations.
 Can
regulate land but can not tell you
what you can do with your own property if
you are with in the laws.
CHECKS AND BALANCES
The
Idea the of separating the power of the
government into separate branches which
have the power to check the actions of the
other branch.
JOHN MARSHALL
One
of the most influential Supreme Court
Chief Justices.
 Established
Judicial Review
 Supremacy of the Government on matters of
interstate trade.
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

Rule through the consent of the people. (VOTING)

A government without the peoples consent is not a government.
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

The rights of individuals in society.
FROM INDEPENDENCE TO CONSTITUTION
CONSTITUTIONAL SCAVENGER HUNT
Working with one partner answer the following questions for
Article 1.
 Working with one partner answer the following questions for
Article 2.
 Working with one partner answer the following questions for
Article 3.

SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF GOVERNMENT
LIMITED GOVERNMENT

How would you define limited government?

How does the idea of limited government affect you?
REPUBLICANISM

What is your definition of Republicanism?

How does Republicanism effect your life?
CHECKS AND BALANCES

How would you define checks and balances?

Why did the founding fathers develop the idea of checks and balances?
FEDERALISM

What is your definition of Federalism?

How does Federalism affect your life?
SEPARATIONS OF POWERS

How would you define Separation of powers?

Why is the separation of powers so important to our government?
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

What is your definition of Sovereignty?

How does the idea of popular sovereignty affect you?
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS

What is your definition of Individual Rights?

How do individual rights affect you?
BILL OF RIGHTS