Learning Objectives and Key Terms

Learning Objectives

The readings and questions in the lesson will help you to

• the distinction between politics and politcal power in the American political system


• the meaning of democracy


• the American form of democracy


• the Declaration of Independence


• the Constitution of the United States

 

Key Terms

alienable rights	The Federalist Papers
inalienable rights	James Madison
authority	majority rights
Articles of Confederation	majority rule
Bill of Rights	North-South Compromise
constitutional democracy	politics
democracy	power
direct democracy	ratification
ex post facto law	representative democracy
Federalists	republic
government	Roger Sherman
Great (Connecticut) Compromise