Origins and Purpose
of Government
Government Policies and Processes
Organization and Function of Government
Rights, Roles, Responsibilities of Citizens
Misc.
100
The document that created the first constitutional monarchy.
What is the Magna Carta?
100
The two major political parties.
What are the Democrats and Republicans.
100
Our type of government.
What is Federal and/or Representative Democracy?
100
The list of rights.
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
The enlightenment thinker who thought of separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
200
The acts imposed on the American colonists that led to declaring independence.
What are the Intolerable Acts?
200
The group of people that act like as a watchdog on the government.
Who is the media?
200
When multiple levels of government share power and work together to help citizens.
What is federalism?
200
The consequence for not performing a civic obligation.
What is going to jail?
200
The supreme court case that decided everyone gets a lawyer.
What is Gideon v. Wainwright?
300
The first part of the Constitution that explains the reasons for the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
300
The qualifications for president.
What is a natural born citizen, 35 years old, and 14 year resident.
300
Articles I, II, and III
What are the articles that create the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government?
300

List two responsibilites of citizens

What is voting, running for public office, attending civic meetings, petitioning the government, volunteering/community service

300
Taxation without representation.
What is a complaint the colonists had with King George III (or England)?
400
The papers written to explain why the Constitution was so important and needed to be ratified.
What are the Federalist Papers?
400
The political party that wants to reduce government spending but increase the size of the military.
Who are the republicans?
400
The leader of the House of Representatives and third in line to the presidency.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
400
The amendments that allowed African Americans and Women to vote.
What are the 15th and 19th amendments?
400

A system of government where the government controls the economy.

What is communism?

500
Unable to tax, no Executive Branch, no Judicial Branch, and unable to regulate trade.
What are the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
500
The group of people who hire lobbyist to influence the government.
Who are interest groups?
500

Commander and Chief and Chief Executive

Who is the President?

500
The right for the government to take away a citizen's property for just compensation.
What is eminent domain?
500
The right to be informed in a court room of why you're arrested.
What is Writ of Habeus Corpus?
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