The type of government the United States functions under
What is a Democratic Republic?
A musical we watched which showed Thomas Paine's Common Sense
What is Hamilton?
The highest court
What is the Supreme Court?
Every citizen governs
What is direct democracy?
He wrote the Second Treatise of Government and argued for Natural Rights
Who is John Locke?
The process a person must go through to become a citizen
What is naturalization?
Government from a self-appointed group
What is Oligarchy?
He wrote the Social Contract and argued for popular sovereignity
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Bills for revenue start here
What is the House of Representatives?
Sovereign states in an alliance
What is a confederation?
A intellectual and philosophical movement that influenced founding American documents
What is the enlightenment?
This group is chosen by the president and helps oversee the executive branch
What is the Cabinet?
Government by one self-appointed leader
Who is Montesquieu?
Daily Double! How are constitutional amendments ratified?
What is by the states (3/4 vote, or 3/4 of special ratifying conventions)?