Civics 8/23 assignment

1.    The constitution is what makes our country. Without the constitution this country would have nothing. The constitution was written by thomas jefferson,(i think).

2.    If the constituion did not exsist life as we know it would fail. Without the Constitution there would not be a U.S Military and i would have to settle for some other military or leave the country because that's all i want outta life.

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Ratification: is a principle's approval of an act of its agent where the agent lacked authority to legally bind the principal. The term applies to private contract law, international treaties, and constitutionals in federations such as the United States and Canada.

Faction:a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization

Federalism:is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant (Latin: foedus, covenant) with a governing representative head.

Federalist/ Antifederalist :Of, pertaining to, or favoring federalism or federalists.

Compromise:a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.

The great compromise: an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution. It retained the bicameral legislature as proposed by James Madison, along with proportional representation in the lower house, but required the upper house to be weighted equally between the states.

Checks and Balances:limits imposed on all branches of a government by vesting in each branch the right to amend or void those acts of another that fall within its purview.

Democratic Republic:

a form of government embodying democratic principles and where a monarch is not the head of state

Delegated Powers of the Federal Government

Reserved Powers of the State Governments

Separation of Powers:the principle or system of vesting in separate branches the executive, legislative, and judicial powers of a government.

Civil Liberties:the freedom of a citizen to exercise customary rights, as of speech or assembly, without unwarranted or arbitrary interference by the government.