Government 101
Territory, sovereignty, population, and government are all characteristics of this.
What is a State?
This is the phrase used to describe the distribution of governing authority across different bodies of government to prevent its concentration.
What is the separation of powers?
To be a member of this part of the government, one must be at least 30 years old and have been a citizen of the United States for at least nine years.
What is the Senate?
The freedoms of speech, the press, and assembly are found in this constitutional amendment.
What is the First Amendment?
Are you a democrat or a republican? If either, you belong to one of these.
It's a good thing the United States is a democratic government where the people participate--otherwise we could be oppressed under the rule of a single person, like in this kind of government.
What is a dictatorship?
What is Judicial Review?
The president of the United States is able to make military decisions as a result of this constitutionally-delegated role.
What is the Commander-in-Chief?
Ratified in 1920, the right to vote for this group of people would not have been possible without the Nineteenth Amendment.
What are Women?
One of the principles of democracy, this concept emphasizes the importance of people working together to blend opposing views into policies that are good for the greatest number of people.
What is the necessity of compromise?
The type of legislative structure which utilizes two houses which share power rather than a single legislative body.
What is Bicameral Legislature?
If you're lucky enough to land one of these positions, you have lifetime job security--unless you get impeached, that is.
What is a federal judge?
"You have the right to remain silent," because of the Miranda Warning, coming from this constitutional amendment.
What is the Fifth Amendment?
Will you get in legal trouble if you don't do that? Maybe not... but it is something you should do if it is one of these.
What is a civic responsibility?
This concept argues that governments exist by the will of the people for the purpose of protecting their liberty.
What is Social Contract Theory?
This principle is illustrated when the President uses his/her power to veto a bill passed by Congress.
What are Checks and Balances?
Thanks to the creation of this institution, Americans need to pay attention to more than just the total national popular vote in Presidential elections.
What is the Electoral College?
Be sure to follow proper procedures as a police officer, otherwise you risk violating the protection from these, expressed in the Fourth Amendment.
What are unreasonable searches and seizures?
What is voting?
Unlike the U.S. government, in which the executive and legislature are separate and independent branches, in this kind of government the executive is chosen out of the legislature.
What is a parliamentary government?
This principle describes the division and sharing of power between a national government and regional governments.
What is Federalism?
It would be a stretch to say that Congress isn't the most powerful branch of the government, especially because this principle gives them the power to pass laws that are "necessary and proper."
What is the "Elastic Clause?"
The "equal protection" clause is a part of this Constitutional amendment.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment
In this issue-oriented kind of organization, people can be employed in an effort to influence the policies and legislation of elected officials.
What is an interest group?