Government Specifics
Miscellaneous
American Heritage
American History
Various Governmental Aspects
100

What word literally means "the people rule"

democracy

100

What is a non-codified form of law based on long accepted customs and traditions?

common law

100

What is a love for one's country and a loyalty to that country?

Patriotism

100

Who wrote the pledge of allegiance?

Francis Bellamy

100

Who formulated the basic ideas of Communism

Karl Marx

200

Who was not an example of an absolute monarch?

Francisco Franco

200
What became the model for the colonial legislatures in America and Congress?

Parliament

200

What was the first foundational civil ordinance?

capital punishment

200

Who wrote the National Anthem?

Francis Scott Key

200

Who was the first to put Communism into practice?

Vladimir Lenin

300

According to Charles Shuman, what is the price of socialism?

Freedom

300

What even had an immeasurable effect upon the unity of the colonists and helped prepare them for future political, economic, and religious liberty?

Great Awakening

300

What limited the power of the English Monarchs?

English Bill of Rights

300

Who became the first black American to achieve the rank of four-star general?

Chappie James

300
Who laid the foundation for the right to trial by jury?

Henry II

400

What is the cornerstone of American Government?

character of American people

400

Who was the member of Parliament that supported the American colonists?

Edmund Burke

400

What was the covenant under God to establish a "civil body politick"

Mayflower Compact

400

Who wrote Commentaries on the Laws of England?

William Blackstone

400

Who convened the Model Parliament in 1295?

Edward I

500

What was the greatest influence on the English nation?

the Bible

500

Which act not only cut of all trade between the colonies and England, but also officially removed the Colonies from the "Kings Protection"?

Prohibitory Act

500

The Legislature composed of one house is called what?

unicameral

500
Who was the most outstanding constitutional monarch in world history?

Queen Victoria

500

Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?

Thomas Jefferson

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