Unit 1
Unit 1 Vocabulary
Unit 2
Unit 2 Vocabulary
Unit 3
100
"Father of Liberalism"
Who is John Locke?
100
"For the time being"
What is the "President Pro Tempore"?
100
7 districts for the U.S. House of Representatives
What are Congressional Districts?
100
Power to decide whether a Presidential or Congressional action is in agreement with the U.S. Constitution
What is Judicial Review?
100
Highest level of municipality
What is Parish/County?
200
"Father of Constitution" and the Virginia Plan
Who is James Madison?
200
Election of representatives to run the government
What is a representative democracy?
200
Natural born citizen, 35 years of age, and resident of the U.S. for 14 years
What is the qualifications to run for U.S. President
200
Leader of the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House?
200
State criminal code
Penal Code
300
9 out of 13 had to approve this governing document
What is the Constitution?
300
Delay in punishment
What is a reprieve?
300
435 members of this governing house
What is the House of Representatives?
300
Postponement for carrying out a person's sentence
What is Commutation?
300
Local plan for government
What is a Charter?
400
Free Speech, Freedom of Religion, and Freedom to Petition
What is the 1st Amendment?
400
"Will of the People"
What is Democracy?
400
"Talking a bill to death"
What is a filibuster?
400
Private party meeting in a house of Congress
What is a caucause?
400
Gradual government changes
What is Conservatism?
500
People favoring a strong central government
Who are the Federalists?
500
Approval of a written document
What is ratification
500
Law that handles disputes between individuals or groups
What is civil law
500
Who hears a case first
What is jurisdiction?
500
"Left Wing Party"
What is the Democratic Party?
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