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American Government - Coggle Diagram
American Government
Principles of the US constitution
Popular Sovereignty
Power of the government is derived from the people
Republicanism
Political ideology on citizenship in a state organized as a republic
Federalism
The federal principle or system of government
Separation of Powers
Vesting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government in separate bodies
Checks and Balances
Counterbalancing powers by ensuring one does not too much power
Limited Government
Concept of a government limited in power
Branches of the Government (separation of powers)
Legislative (congress)
House of Representatives
Made up of 435 elected members, divided amount the 50 states in proportion to their population
Bicameral
Having 2 branches or chambers (the house & senate)
Senate
2 members for each state no matter the population
Executive
President
An elected member of the government that signs bills and is commander in chief of the army
Vice President
First in the presidential line of succession
Judicial
Supreme Court Justice
Hear oral arguments and make decisions on cases granted certiorari
Chief Justice
Presides over the supreme court in public sessions when hearing arguments and during private conferences
Elections and politics
Political Party
Republican
conservative- like the government to be small
Democrats
liberal - likes the government to be involved in society
Independent
In the middle, never wins
Ideology
Liberal
Wants things to change
Moderate
Willing for things to change but also keep things the same
Conservative
Doesn't want anything to change
First 10 amendments
Bill of Rights (1971)
Guarantees civil rights and liberties
1st: guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition
2nd: the right to bear arms
3rd: protects private homeowners from having the military take over their home to house soldiers
4th: protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures by the government
5th: an individual cannot be compelled by the government to provide incriminating information about herself (right to remain silent)
6th: the rights of criminal defendants, including the right to a public trial without unnecessary delay, the right to a lawyer, the right to an impartial jury, and the right to know who your accusers are and the nature of the charges and evidence against you
7th: civil cases, or lawsuits based on disagreements between people or businesses, have a right to be decided by a jury in federal court
8th: excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted
9th: the federal government doesn't own the rights that are not listed in the Constitution, but instead, they belong to citizens
10th: confirm the understanding of the people at the time the Constitution was adopted, that powers not granted to the United States were reserved to the States or to the people