Checks and Balances
Definition
Each branch of government has a "check" or limits what the other two branches can do.
No ONE branch can have too much power.
FLVS Civics: Foundations - Checks and Balances
Republicanism
Definition
Citizens rule through elected representatives. The people elect these people into power.
Republicanism
Federalism
Definition
When Power is divided into different levels of government.
Ex. The Fbi is national, A state trooper is statewide, and the HPD is Local government.
What is federalism?
Individual Rights
Definition
Individual rights are the freedoms guaranteed by the bill of Rights, These freedoms include, freedom of speech, the press, religion, and the right to bear arms.
Freedom of Speech: Crash Course Government and Politics #25