US Government CFE Study Guide (2022/2023) Already Passed
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US Government CFE
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US Government CFE
US Government CFE Study Guide (2022/2023) Already Passed Separation of Powers The constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law
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US Government CFE Study Guide (2022/2023) Already Passed Separation of Powers ✔✔The constitutional division of powers among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches, with the legislative branch making law, the executive applying and enforcing the law, and the judiciary interpreting the law Checks and Balances ✔✔A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power Republicanism ✔✔A philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is based on the consent of the governed. Democracy ✔✔A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them Federalism ✔✔A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments Popular Sovereignty ✔✔A belief that ultimate power resides in the people. Social Contract ✔✔A voluntary agreement among in dividuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules. Natural Rights ✔✔the idea that all humans are born with rights, which include the right to life, liberty, and property Individual Rights ✔✔Basic liberties and rights of all citizens are guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. Thomas Hobbes ✔✔believed that people are born selfish and need a strong central authority John Locke ✔✔English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government pow ers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property. Representative Government ✔✔system of government in which public policies are made by offic ials selected by the voters and held accountable in periodic elections
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