Democracy in the United States derives its powers from __________.
What is citizens
100
__________ was defined by political scientist Harold Lasswell as “who gets what, when, and how.”
What is Politics
100
__________ refer to the rights of all Americans to equal treatment under the law
What is Civil rights
100
. An agreement by the people to form a government and abide by its rules is called a __________.
What is social contract
100
The United States employs a(n) __________ system
What is federal
200
The Federalist Papers were written by __________.
What is Madison, Hamilton, and Jay
200
The principle of __________ requires states to extend to citizens of other states the protection of the laws and other privileges that they grant their own citizens.
What is privileges and immunities
200
What do Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming have in common?
What is They do not collect a state income tax.
200
Initiative, referendum, and recall are examples of __________.
What is direct democracy
200
__________ established a state law prohibiting a “negro, mulatto, or person of color” from owning or carrying a weapon without a license.
What is Florida
300
The Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution extended the right to vote to __________.
What is eighteen-year-olds
300
The clear and present danger test is designed to determine when guarantees of which amendment can be limited?
What is First Amendment
300
The practice of slavery in the United States was abolished by the __________ Amendment.
What is Thirteenth
300
States and the national government each remain supreme within their own sphere in the system known as __________ federalism
What is dual
300
Powers held jointly by the national government and by state governments are known as __________ powers.
What is concurrent
400
Most of the constitutional amendments ratified since the Bill of Rights have been directly or indirectly associated with __________.
What is the structure or composition of the federal government
400
The Declaration of Independence was necessary to __________.
What is establish the legitimacy of the new nation in the eyes of the governments in Europe and those of the colonists
400
After 9/11, the government of the United States acted in a manner that __________.
What is emphasized security over liberty
400
Which case invalidated the Missouri Compromise of 1812?
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford
400
In response to the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, Southern states passed ___________ to limit the civil rights of African Americans and developed labor regulations that resembled slavery.
What is black codes
500
The United States under the Articles of Confederation was a confederal system, but today __________ is one of the few examples that exist.
What is Switzerland
500
Which statement best describes current federal laws related to immigration?
What is All immigrants over the age of 14 who remain in the United States for more than 30 days are required to register with the U.S. government and to have registration documents in their possession at all times.
500
Initially proposed as part of the Bill of Rights, the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution was added in 1992 to prohibit __________.
What is the Congress from voting itself a raise that takes effect before the next election
500
The Constitution created a __________.
What is federal system of government that divides powers between the states and the national government
500
Modern democracies rely on majority rule and also protect the rights of minorities __________.
What is to ensure that majorities do not violate fundamental rights of political minorities