Colonial Influences
Federalism
The Bill of Rights
The Branches
Government
100
Who wrote Common Sense?
Who is Thomas Paine?
100
Enumerated powers are given to which level of government
What is Federal?
100
The NRA is a big proponent (supporter) of which amendment
What is the 2nd amendment?
100
What are the three branches of the US Government
What are the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
100
People elect officials to rule for them
What is representative government or a republic?
200
All of the Enlightenment philosophers believed in this idea which meant that we agree to give up some of our rights for the protection of others.
What is social contract?
200
Concurrent powers are given to which level of government
What are both the Federal and State governments?
200
The five freedoms guaranteed by the first amendment
What are Religion, Assembly, Speech, Petition, Press?
200
Who carries out an impeachment trial?
What is the Senate?
200
A system where there is only one central government
What is a unitary system of government?
300
This event carried out by Massachusetts farmers led the founding fathers to write the US Constitution.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
300
Conduction of elections is a reserved power of what level of government
What is the state level?
300
A trial in which someone is sued or money is disputed is called a
What is a civil trial?
300
The leader of the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House?
300
Kim Jong Un, Fidel Castro, and Adolf Hitler are leaders who have absolute power in this type of government
What is a dictatorship/autocracy?
400
The main principle that all of the documents that influenced the colonists had in common (especially the Mayflower Compact) which meant the people had the right to govern themselves.
What is self-government?
400
In June 1950, during the Cold War, communist North Korea invaded South Korea. The United States had been supporting South Korea. As a result of the invasion, the U.S. sent troops as part of a United Nations mission to fight on behalf of South Korea. What level of government does this power belong to?
What is the federal level?
400
The power to take away private property for public use if the government pays a fair value for the property is known as
What is eminent domain?
400
Which case gives the Supreme Court the power of judicial review?
What is Marbury v. Madison?
400
The central government owns and controls the economic resources and the idea is that there are no social classes.
What is communism?
500
The 3 main concerns of the colonists against the British.
What is taxation, no representation, and limiting their rights?
500
Found in Article VI this section/clause gives the Constitution ultimate say/power
What is the Supremacy Clause?
500
New Jersey v. TLO has to do with the idea of student’s personal property (in this case a purse that had an illegal substance in it) and what is done with it. Which amendment would the Supreme Court use to make their decision
What is the 4th amendment (protection against unlawful search and seizures)?
500
Who approves a bill before it goes to the President?
What is both the House and the Senate? (Congress)
500
The European Union is an example of what type of government?
What is a confederal system?
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