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100
Absence of laws.
What is anarchy?
100
First 10 Amendments to the Constitution containing many individual rights.
What is Bill of Rights?
100
The highest court in the US.
What is US Supreme Court?
100
Power to declare war belongs to this branch of government.
What is Legistlative (Congress)?
100
An organization of workers who share the same type of job or industry.
What is labor union?
200
Allows people and businesses to make their own career choices.
What is free enterprise?
200
September 17, 1787 was the final day of this historical event.
What is Constitutional Convention?
200
This chamber of Congress has 435 seats and they are based on each state's population.
What is House of Representatives?
200
All of the people who work for the executive branch.
What is Administration?
200
Organization whose members share certain beliefs and work to shape public opinion.
What is interest group?
300
One person, or small group, holds unlimited power over the people.
What is dictatorship?
300
The number of states needed to ratify the Constitution.
What is 9?
300
The name of those people who believe a socialist society can only come from a revolution.
What is Communists?
300
When you spend more than you bring in.
What is deficit?
300
Longest running political party in the world that was created by Thomas Jefferson.
What is Democratic Party?
400
The 3 branches of the US government.
What is legislative, executive, and judicial?
400
Colonies were directly controlled by the king through an appointed governor.
What is Royal Colony?
400
The people of a Congressman's state or district.
What is constituent?
400
An attempt to talk a bill to death.
What is fillibuster?
400
Activities used to persuade politicians.
What is lobbying?
500
The 3 ideals of American Democracy.
What is liberty, equality, and self-government?
500
Passed in 1787 and established a plan for settling the Northwest Territory.
What is Northwest Ordinance?
500
The amendment that states in case of removal from office, death or resignation, the Vice President shall become president.
What is 25th?
500
A legal document that requires a person to testify on a certain matter.
What is subpoena?
500
A 3rd party can deny a major party enough votes to win an election.
What is "spoiler role"?
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