Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
The Constitution
Foundations of Government
100
The leader of the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House
100

Who becomes president if the president dies? 

What is the vice president?  

100
This is the court of last resort for all law questions in the United States
What is the Supreme Court
100
Written defamatory speech is called this
What is Libel (spoken defamatory speech is Slander)
100

First government of the United States.  

What is the Articles of Confederation?

200
This general term is given to the organization of government administrators that carries out legislation
What is the Bureaucracy
200
The maximum number of years someone can be the President
What is 10 years
200

What guideline does the Supreme Court use to decide which cases to hear? 

What is the Rule of Four? 

200
The name given to the first 10 amendments of the U.S. constitution
What is The Bill of Rights
200

Trying to control or influence the conduct of the government is called this

What is Politics

300

Where most bills die.  

Committees

300
The name of the winner take all system that elects the President
What is The Electoral College
300

Current Supreme Court Chief Justice

Who is John Roberts, Jr. 

300
The Constitution gives the power to declare war to who/whom?
Who is Congress
300
Which uprising prompted the calling of a Constitutional Convention due to a growing demand for a stronger national government?
What is Shays Rebellion (The articles of confederation were terrible!)
400
The only 3 qualifications for election to the House of Representatives
What are You must be at least 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for 7 years and a legal resident of the state in which you are running
400
Name 4 of the 7 Presidential Roles
What are: Commander in Chief, Chief Legislator, Party Leader, Head of State, Chief Executive, Economic Planner, Chief Diplomat
400

Define one of the two judicial philosophies.

restraint-  Sticking closely to the Constitition

Activism- interpreting the Constitution to current situations

400
How many changes to the Constitution are there? 

27 Amendments

400

Guideline for how local governments get their power.  

What is Dillon's rule?

500
In order to override a presidential veto this must happen?
What is a 2/3 vote of each house (checks and balances!)
500
The 3 Presidential Qualifications
What are They must be 35 years old, must be a natural born citizen of the U.S. and must be a resident of the U.S. for 14 years
500

When the Supreme Court rules on a case the ruling becomes this for similar cases in the future

What is Precedent

500

The year the Constitution was written.  

What is 1787?

500
In order for a nation/state to exist these four essential features must be present
What are Government, Population, Territory and Sovereignty
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