Ap Gov Unit 1 Exam 2022/2023 Verified And 100% Correct Answers

separation of powers the division of governmental power among several institutions that must cooperate in decision making checks and balances mechanisms through which each branch of government is able to participate in and influence the activities of the other branches; major examples include the presidential veto power over congressional legislation, the power of the Senate to approve presidential appointments, and judicial review of congressional enactments federalism -a system of government in which power is divided, by a constitution, between a central government and regional governments What is democracy? "rule by the people" The citizens vote on laws, policies, and other important actions Each citizen has the opportunity to be involved and speak their opinion representative democracy Also called an indirect democracy The citizens elect representatives who make up the legislature These representatives vote and enact laws on behalf of the citizens Direct Democracy The citizens do not elect representatives They vote on laws and policies themselves Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Upheld "separate but equal" racial segregation by the states Brown v. Board of Education, I (1954) Brown v. Board of Education, II (1955) Race-based school segregation violates the equal protection clause School districts and federal courts must implement the Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education, I (1954) "with all deliberate speed"