Compare And Contrast The Systems Of Government And Government
US CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT
Federalism- system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units
Articles of confederation- he agreement made by the original 13 states in 1777 establishing a confederacy to be known as the United States of America; replaced by the Constitution of 1788
US Constitution- United States Constitution: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
Bill of Rights- the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
First Amendment- This amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, and the press, and protects the right of assembly.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; …show more content…
Populism- a political doctrine that appeals to the interests and conceptions (such as fears) of the general people, especially contrasting those interests with the interests of the elite.
William Jennings Bryan- William Jennings Bryan was a leading American politician from the 1890s until his death. He was a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party, standing three times as the Party's candidate for President of the United States
Cross-of Gold Speech- An address by the presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan to the national convention of the Democratic party in 1896.
Silver Standard- a system by which the value of a currency is defined in terms of silver, for which the currency may be exchanged.
Seneca falls convention- a women's rights convention held at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia
Federalism- system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units
Articles of confederation- he agreement made by the original 13 states in 1777 establishing a confederacy to be known as the United States of America; replaced by the Constitution of 1788
US Constitution- United States Constitution: the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
Bill of Rights- the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, ratified in 1791 and guaranteeing such rights as the freedoms of speech, assembly, and worship.
First Amendment- This amendment guarantees freedom of religion, speech, and the press, and protects the right of assembly.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; …show more content…
Populism- a political doctrine that appeals to the interests and conceptions (such as fears) of the general people, especially contrasting those interests with the interests of the elite.
William Jennings Bryan- William Jennings Bryan was a leading American politician from the 1890s until his death. He was a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party, standing three times as the Party's candidate for President of the United States
Cross-of Gold Speech- An address by the presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan to the national convention of the Democratic party in 1896.
Silver Standard- a system by which the value of a currency is defined in terms of silver, for which the currency may be exchanged.
Seneca falls convention- a women's rights convention held at Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848, organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia