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American Government and Civics - Coggle Diagram
American Government and Civics
Government
: The structures and processes a group of people observes in determining who has power, what choices to make, and what rules to follow and enforce
House of Representatives
Based on population
435 Representatives
Branches of Government
Legislative
: Includes Congress and is bicameral which includes House of Representatives and Senate.
Executive
: Includes the President and Vice President
Judicial
: Includes The Supreme Court Justice and Chief Justice
The Senate
: Meet in the Capitol, 2 for each state, 30 years old, 6 year terms, infinite terms
Powers
Enumerated
Powers
: Explicit (Raising an army, establish a post office, make trade agreements with other nations, develop alliances with other nations,
Concurrent Powers
: both federal and state powers shared.
Reserved Powers
: held back for the states.
Civics
:The role of the individual in government. Your rights and responsibilities as a citizen (jury duty, paying taxes, obeying laws, etc.)
Electoral College
States pick their representative for President
Winner takes all system
How we elect the president
Declaration of Independence
: Written by Thomas Jefferson. Adopted July 4, 1776
Relationships of Government
Federal
: National government this is the President
State
: Reserved power this would be the Governor
Local
: Handles day to day things, this would be the Mayor
Bill of Rights
: First 10 amendments of the Constitution
Parliamentary systems
: a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the legislature
Federalism
: Power is divided between the national and state governments, limiting central power
Forms of Government
Monarchy
: A form of government where one person rules (a king)
Democracy
: Government by the people, US is a representative democracy or democratic republic, we democratically elect representatives to to govern us.
Dictatorship
: One ring to rule them all