1. Principles of the Constitution
1.1. Popular Sovereigny
1.2. Republicanism
1.3. Federalism
1.4. Separation of Powers
1.5. Checks and Balances
1.6. Limited Government
1.7. Individual Rights
2. Branches of Government
2.1. Legislative
2.1.1. Congress
2.1.2. Bicameral
2.1.3. House of Representatives
2.1.4. Senate
2.2. Executive
2.2.1. President
2.2.2. Vice President
2.3. Judicial
2.3.1. Supreme Court Justice
2.3.2. Chief Justice
3. Checks and Balances
3.1. principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power.
4. Ideology
4.1. Liberal
4.1.1. a supporter of a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.
4.2. Moderate
4.2.1. considered someone occupying any mainstream position avoiding extreme views and major social change. Center position between left and right parties.
4.3. Conservative
4.3.1. a political and social philosophy promoting traditional social institutions. Supports republicanism, and limited government.
5. Government
5.1. A national, state, or local authority who makes decisions based on the needs/wants of the people.
6. Political Science
6.1. The scientific study of governance and power. It analyzes the political behaviors, activities, and thoughts associated with laws and the constitution.
7. Federalism
7.1. Federal
7.1.1. tier of government that overrules the others in a federal system
7.2. State
7.2.1. government of a country subdivision in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or be subject to the direct control of the federal government.
7.3. Local
7.3.1. Local government is tasked with upholding federal laws and systems -- without local government’s assistance, Federalism doesn’t work.
8. Understands various forms of government
8.1. Parliamentary Systems
8.1.1. Democratic form of government in which the party with the greatest representation in the parliament (legislature) forms the government, its leader becoming prime minister or chancellor.
8.2. Federalism
8.2.1. System of government in the US in which the National government reigns supreme.
8.3. Oligarchy
8.3.1. A government in which power is in the hands of a few people- especially one in which rule is based upon wealth.
8.4. Monarchy
8.4.1. A form of government with a monarch leader-- a king or a queen, typically.
8.5. Dictatorship
8.5.1. A form of autocracy. A system of government in which one person or one party rules the government with absolute control. Have support of a small group of social followers, the military and may have control over some religious leaders.
8.6. Democracy
8.6.1. A government controlled/ruled by its citizens either directly or through representatives, majority rule, minority right.
9. Political Party
9.1. Republican
9.1.1. belonging to, or characteristic of a republic. advocating or supporting republican government. Supports lower taxes, free-market capitalism, restrictions on immigration, increased military spending, gun rights, restrictions on abortion, deregulation, and restrictions on labor unions.
9.2. Independent
9.2.1. a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which its residents an2d population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the status of a dependent territory.
9.3. Democrat
9.3.1. one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with its main historic rival, the Republican Party. It was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.