Popular sovereignty — definition?
Government authority derives from the people.
Separation of powers — purpose?
Prevent any one branch from gaining too much power.
Tyranny — meaning?
Oppressive or unjust use of power.
Federalists — support?
Strong federal government and centralized authority.
Anti-Federalists — support?
States' rights and individual liberties.
Sovereignty — exercised through?
Voting and other forms of popular participation.
Disenfranchisement — effect?
Excludes groups from voting rights.
Electoral College — role?
Elects the president through selected electors.
Voting rights debates — focus?
Determining who qualifies as voters.
Colonial voting — requirement?
Land ownership and property qualifications.
Mayflower Compact — significance?
Early self-governance agreement by colonists.
House of Burgesses — importance?
First elected colonial legislative assembly.
Colonial colonies — types?
Provincial, Proprietary, Charter.
Early voting — restrictions?
Limited by land, race, and social status.
First U.S. election — year?
1788-1789, George Washington elected.
12th Amendment — purpose?
Separate votes for president and vice president.
Political parties — emergence?
After Constitution, Federalists and Republicans formed.
Bill of Rights — function?
Guarantees individual rights and limits government.
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