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Democracy ~~> Type of government where power is derived from the people, either directly or indirectly. Representative Democracy or Democratic Republic ~~> An indirect or a representative democracy where eligible voters choose representatives to act on their behalf and make political...

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St Petersburg College Civic Literacy
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Democracy


✓ ~~> Type of government where power is derived from the people,

either directly or indirectly.




Representative Democracy or Democratic Republic


✓ ~~> An indirect or a representative democracy where eligible voters

choose representatives to act on their behalf and make political

decisions.




Constitutional Democracy


✓ ~~> A government that draws its legitimacy from an authoritative

document (a constitution) that defines the nation's system of

government, its laws and usually the rights of its citizens. The

Constitution is the supreme law of the land. The Constitution describes

who will make national laws, who will enforce them and who will

interpret it.




Social Contract Theory




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✓ ~~> The belief that people are free and equal by natural right but will

give up some freedom to give power to the government so that the

government can protect their rights.




Consent of the Governed


✓ ~~> The idea that our government derives its power from the people

because we elect representatives to the legislative branch of

government.




Checks and Balances


✓ ~~> Principle reflected in the Constitution that grants each of the

three branches (legislative, executive, and judicial) some control and

scrutiny over one another.




Separation of Powers


✓ ~~> Refers to the division of government branches: each with

separate independent power and responsibilities, so that the powers of

one branch do not conflict with the others.




Rule of law




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✓ ~~> No one is above the law; Everyone must follow the laws,

regardless of their position of power. This was established by the Magna

Carta in 1215. Everyone is equal under the law.




Due process of law


✓ ~~> Fair treatment through the normal judicial system.




Equality under the Law


✓ ~~> Equal treatment and equal protection without the guarantee of

equal outcomes.




Popular Sovereignty


✓ ~~> A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.




Natural rights


✓ ~~> Rights people have by virtue of being human beings; both the

Declaration of Independence and Constitution address the

government's role in protecting these rights.




Federalism




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✓ ~~> A political system in which power is divided between a central

government and multiple constituent, provincial, or state governments.




Concurrent powers


✓ ~~> Powers that are held by both the federal and the local

governments (e.g. taxing, roads, elections, lower courts).




Equal Protection Clause


✓ ~~> Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment that forbids any state to

deny to any person equal protection of the laws. This clause is the

major constitutional restraint on the power of governments to

discriminate against persons because of race, national origin, or sex.




Article I, Section 4, of the United States Constitution


✓ ~~> Grants the states the authority to determine the rules by which

they elect their United States Senators and Representatives, unless the

United States Congress acts to change those rules.




Article II, Section 1, of the United States Constitution




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