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Capitals
100
Government where the power rests in the people.
What is democracy?
100
This declared that the United States were free from Great Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
100
England's lawmaking body.
What is Parliament?
100
This was written at Constitutional Convention in Philidelphia.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
100
Capital of North Dakota.
What is Bismarck?
200
Type of democracy where people elect representatives.
What is representative democracy (Republic).
200
A Written plan of government.
What is a Constitution?
200
A Loose association of states.
What is a Confederation?
200
The word Democracy comes for this ancient language.
What is Greek?
200
Capital of Utah.
What is Salt Lake City?
300
Type of Government ruled by a king or queen.
What is a monarchy?
300
We got this idea from the Magna Carta.
What is "Trial by Jury".
300
The basic rights each individual deserves under the values of American Government.
What are human rights?
300
Most of the Declaration of Independence was written by him. (on the two dollar bill).
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
300
Capital of South Carolina.
What is Columbia?
400
Type of democracy where EVERYONE GATHERS TO VOTE ON EVERYTHING!
What is direct democracy?
400
The first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
A government's absolute power or authority.
What is sovereignty?
400
How many states had to originally approve the Constitution?
What is 9 of 13?
400
Original Capital of the United Statesfrom 1790-1800.
What is Philidelphia?
500
What type of government system does Cuba have?
What is Communism?
500
Drafted at the Second Continental Congress. Set of the system where nearly all power rested in the individual States.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
500
In order for an amendment to be _____________, it needs 3/4 of states to vote for it. In other words to approve means this.
What is ratify or ratification?
500
This type of government splits the power between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
500
The Capital of Wisconsin.
What is Madison?
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