Influence Founding Fathers
What concept did Baron De Montesquieu come up with?
Separation of powers
How many Supreme Court Justices are there?
9
What are the first three articles of the Constitution?
Article 1: Legislative
Article 2: Executive
Article 3: Judicial
What war did the US fight the Nazis?
World War 2
What symbol does the Democratic Party use?
Donkey
What event showed the failures with the Articles of Confederation?
Shay's rebellion
Which branch can impeach the president?
Legislative branch (senate)
What is the Second Amendment?
Right to bear arms
What economic system did the Soviet Union use?
Communism
What are the first two political parties?
Federalists and Anti-Federalists
What British Policy imposed on the Colonists directly influenced the 3rd amendment?
Quartering act
What is the executive branch on the local level?
Mayor
What are the five freedoms described in the first amendment?
speech
religion
press
petition
assembly
Which 3 countries made up the Axis powers?
Germany, Italy & Japan
Who was the first Republican President?
Abraham Lincoln
Which two documents limited the monarchy?
English Bill of Rights & Magna Carta
The Presidents power to excuse a crime is called what?
Pardon
Which 3 amendments Freed slaves, gave citizenship rights to all people born in the country, and gave black men the right to vote?
13th
14th
15th
What was the policy of containment during the Cold War?
Containing the spread of communism in the Soviet Union
What political party existed before the Republican Party existed?
Whig
What were the first two battles of the American Revolution?
Lexington & Concord
What are the qualifications to be President?
Natural born citizen of at least 35 years of age.
US resident for 14 years
Miranda rights cover which two amendments?
5th & 6th
Which country is not part of NATO?
England
Germany
France
Switzerland
Switzerland
What is Propaganda?
Governments use of media to influence people politically