Principles of American Constitutional Democracy
American government rests on a handful of big ideas that the founders built into the system on purpose. Knowing these principles of constitutional democracy helps you answer a whole family of civics questions, because almost every part of the government traces back to one of them. A constitutional democracy is a government where the people […]
Types of Government
Every country has a government, but they are not all organized the same way. The biggest difference is simple: who holds the power? Sorting governments by the answer to that question is one of the most testable ideas in civics. A type of government describes how power is distributed — whether it rests with one […]
