Foundation of Gov
What caused Israel and Judah to fall?
Sin and idolatry
Who said that free government rests upon public and private morality?
John Adams
How many representatives serve in the U.S. House?
435
When did Lee of Virginia propose that the colonies be free and independent?
1776
Where is freedom of religion guaranteed?
First Amendment
The Law of Moses considered a person innocent until when?
proven guilty
Who received the Ten Commandments from God?
Moses
How many years does a U.S. Senator serve in one term?
6
The Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia when?
1787
In Athens, what had greater value than individual rights?
public good
Where did the idea of human government originate?
with God
Who did the U.S. House of Representatives impeach?
What is the period between an election and a new Congress?
lame duck session
The Preamble to the Constitution states that the Constitution is ordained by whom?
the people
This bill assigns funding to a program
appropriation bill
The most common head of government in history is who?
king
Who receives the bill after it passes both the House and the Senate in the same form?
The president
Senate's role in approving threats is called what?
advice and consent
In 1215 English barons forced King John to sign what?
Magna Carta
The accumulation of deficits over the years is known as what?
national debt
divine right
Who is the official president of the U.S. Senate?
The vice president
the House
American colonists protested taxation without what?
representation
True or false: In a dictatorship, the head of state is not a monarch.
False; In a republic