What is a Democracy
The power to tax is given to both the state and Federal government. What type of power is this called?
What is Concurrent Powers?
This constitutional principle gives powers to legislative, executive, and judicial branches that is divided among each one.
What is Separation of Powers?
This politician is in charge of a city or rural town.
What is a mayor?
This is one way that individuals can make change in society.
What is petitioning, writing your representatives, or using the courts?
Why do people need government?
What is to make laws that keep order and help communities run smoothly, to provide services?
This is the balance of power between the state and federal government.
What is Federalism?
This branch of government has the power to command the military and is the commander-in-chief.
What is the Executive Branch?
These individuals are voted into local office and are in charge of making regulations for a city.
What is the Electoral College?
These two civilizations inspired the founders of the Constitution when creating our type of government.
What is the Greeks and the Roman Empire?
This amendment guarantees that powers not given to the federal government are delegated to the states.
What is the 10th Amendment?
What is the legislative branch?
This individual is in charging of a state and is voting in office by voters during an election
What is a governor?
Why did the colonist fight a war against Great Britain?
What is foreign policy?
This branch of government interprets the Constitution and previous court cases.
What is the Judicial Branch?
What is state and local governments?
What is lobbying?
In a democracy the people have these which are guaranteed in our Constitution.
What is Freedoms or Rights?
These are politicians that are elected and represent the people in our federal and state government.
What is Senators and House of Representatives?
What happens to Bill after congress approves it?
The bill is then sent to the president
This level of government is in charge of creating polling stations for voters to vote during an election year.
What is the state government?
Politicians use this form of media to promote their campaign when running for political office.
What is social media?