A system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers of government on a territorial basis between a central, or national, and several regional governments, usually called states or provinces.
What is federalism?
100
The "thesis" of the constitution.
What is the preamble?
100
The colonist's response to the change in British government in the 1773.
What was the boston tea party?
100
The body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of the government.
What is the constitution?
100
These include: Devine right, theory of force, natural evolution, and social contract.
What are the theories of government?
200
These powers are not directly stated in the constitution.
What are implied powers?
200
These include: popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, and federalism.
What are the basic principles of the constitution?
200
Great Charter forced upon King John of England by his barons in 1215; power of the monarchy was not absolute and trial by jury
What is the magna carta?
200
These include: defined territory, organized politically, and with the power to make and enforce laws.
What are the characteristics of a state?
200
Hammerabi created these on the back of a piece of steele.
What are the first known set of laws?
300
One type of federal grant made for some specific closely defined purpose.
What is a categorical grant?
300
Each branch of the government has limited powers in order to ensure one branch doesn't have more power than another.
What are checks and balances?
300
The group of delegates that attended the Philadelphia conventions.
Who are the framers of the constitution?
300
These include: judicial, executive, and legislative.
What are the three branches of government?
300
In 210 B.C. these were carved out of stone: 670 horses, 130 chariots, and 8,000 soldiers
What is the terracotta army?
400
A form of federal aid under which congress gave a share of federal tax revenue, with virtually no restrictions, to the states, cities, counties, and townships.
What is revenue sharing?
400
This amendment grants citizenship, due process, and equal protection.
What is the 14th amendment?
400
An agreement to count a slave as three-fifths of a person when determining the population of a state.
What was the three-fifths compromise?
400
Form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.
What is an autocracy?
400
This man created the social contract theory
Who is John Locke?
500
A constitution's requirement that each state accept the public arts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state
What is full faith and credit law?
500
The custom that the senate will not approve a presidential appointment opposed by a majority party senator from the state in which the appointee would serve.
What is senatorial courtesy
500
The main author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
A law which states that when supplies of goods and services become plentiful, prices tend to drop. When supplies become scarcer prices tend to rise.
What is the law of supply and demand?
500
An adjective describing the legislative body with two chambers.