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American Government - Coggle Diagram

- - - - House of representatives
        
        lower part of the branch; number of representatives is proportional to states population; 25 years old, 2 year term, infinite amount of terms
      - Senate
        
        upper part of the branch; job is to confirm presidential appointments and nominees, ratifying treaties, and confirming the budget; 30 years old, 6 year term, infinite amount of terms
- - - - people have certain inalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
    - - all men are created equal
    - - individuals have a civic duty to defend these rights for themselves and others
  - - - authority for government flows from the people and they rule through their representatives
    - - voters hold the sovereign power and elect representatives to exercise power for them
    - - power is divided between the national and state government; limiting power
      - concurrent powers
        
        powers to tax and spend, establish courts, make laws (shared by federal and state governments)
      - reserved powers
        
        any power not denied nor given to the federal government is reserved for the state government (creates local governments)
    - - each branch has some power over the others, but retains independence
    - - introduction to the constitution
- - - - freedom of speech, press, religion, right to assesmble, and petition
- - - - large federal government involvement needed to provide for the people (welfare, new deal, great society)
    - - someone occupying any mainstream position avoiding extreme views and major social change.
    - - belief that limited government is necessary to grow a strong economy, very pro business, anti-regulation