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The system to govern a state or community
Government
A written plan of government
constitution
specific restrictions (limits) on government power
Limited government
two houses of Congress
Bicameral legislature
To be a president a person must be how old?
35 years
All citizens have the responsibility to participate in the government (True/False)
True
When did American revolution begin?
1775
powers given specifically to the federal government
Delegated power
Senators are elected for how long?
6 year terms
The president serves for a __ year term
4 year term
A movement of large numbers of people from region to region
migration
one person (monarch) reigns over a kingdom or an empire
Monarchy
Three branches of government with different jobs and powers
Separation of power
Do we have the right to choose our lawmakers and term limits? (true/false
True
Barack Obama was elected the first ___president in 2008
black
Annual number of live births per 1000 members of the population
birth rates
dictatorship where power is in a small group of people
Oligarchy
Americans have the right to practice any religion or none at all
Freedom of religion
Senate has how many committees that review laws?
20
Whats the main job of the vice president?
to serve if the president dies or leaves office
moral or legal entitlement to have or obtain something or to act in a certain way.
Rights
justified the American colonists’ desire for independence
Declaration
Protects the right to share ideas and opinions as well as listen to others
freedom of speech
Congress members have ______ (legal protection) from being arrested while they are in session
Immunity
highest-ranking representatives in foreign countries
Ambassadors