Category 1: Foundations of Government
What is the concept that the government's power comes from the people?
What is popular sovereignty?
What are the first 10 amendments called?
What is the Bill of Rights?
What are the three branches of government?
What are legislative, executive, and judicial?
What is a government ruled by one person?
What is an autocracy?
Which case gave students free speech rights in school?
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
What document limited the power of the king and influenced the U.S. Constitution?
What is the Magna Carta?
What amendment protects freedom of speech?
What is the First Amendment?
Which branch makes laws?
What is the legislative branch?
In which government do citizens vote directly on laws?
What is a direct democracy?
Which case requires police to inform people of their rights?
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
Which philosopher influenced separation of powers?
Who is Montesquieu?
What amendment ended slavery?
What is the 13th Amendment?
Which branch interprets the laws?
What is the judicial branch?
What type of government elects representatives to make laws?
What is a representative democracy?
Which case ended segregation in public schools?
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
What idea divides power between national and state governments?
What is federalism?
What does the 14th Amendment guarantee?
What is equal protection under the law?
Who is the head of the executive branch?
Who is the President?
What kind of government has a king or queen with limited power?
What is a constitutional monarchy?
Which case upheld student searches in schools?
What is New Jersey v. T.L.O.?
Which document officially declared American independence?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
What is the 19th Amendment?
What is the system that prevents any branch from becoming too powerful?
What is checks and balances?
What system gives most power to local or regional governments?
What is a confederal system?
Which case confirmed that the Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional?
What is Marbury v. Madison?