Duties-Responsibilities
Information good and bad
Taxes
Miscellaneous
Sundries
100
Citizens help finance government by paying these.
What are taxes?
100
Visual sources of information that are used by good citizens to keep abreast with current events.
What is television or newspapers?
100
The federal Government obtains most of it's money it needs from this source.
What are taxes?
100
Inherited government in which one person rules.
What is a monarchy?
100
One can not be punished for a crime before the law is passed.
What is expost facto law?
200
American citizens should follow and obey all of these.
What are laws?
200
An error of reasoning that takes attention away from the important thing.
What is a red herring?
200
The tax charged on the amount of money a person makes.
What is personnel income?
200
Government in which the people hold the final authority.
What is a democracy?
200
Congress can not withhold the right of a jailed person to be brought before a judge.
What is habeas corpus?
300
American citizens can actively participate in government by doing this.
What is voting?
300
"Governor Edwards is voting for Mr. Clinton. So should you."
What is Bandwagon?
300
Taxes on many of the things one buys in stores.
What is Sales tax?
300
Rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution to all citizens.
What are civil rights?
300
Clause which allows Congress the authority to carry out and expand it's powers.
What is elastic clause?
400
Citizens can show their concerns and support of their government as members of what group?
What is a political party?
400
Having well-known people support candidates or issues.
What is testimonial?
400
Money that must be paid on the value of property left to heirs.
What is estate tax?
400
Each branch of government has powers to limit the powers of the other two.
What is checks and balances?
400
Body that must find there is enough evidence to indict or officially accuse a person of a crime.
What is a grand jury?
500
It is a citizens responsibility to keep their neighborhood safe by cooperating with this local agency.
What is local police?
500
The technique using vague statements that everyone agrees with is?
What is glittering generalities?
500
The tax on luxury items.
What is a Excise tax?
500
Procedural rules governing the steps followed in legislative assemblies.
What is parliamentary?
500
Supreme court case that protected against self incrimination.
What is Escabedo vs. Illinios?
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