Gov. Systems
Documents
Ammendments
Constitutional Principles
Misc.
100
A state in which the people are sovereign
What is a democracy?
100
the phrase "...that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights..."
What is The Declaration of Independence?
100
Aticles I, II and III
What articles established the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of government?
100
The President vetoes a bill passed by Congress.
What is the system of checks and balances?
100
Part of the Constitution added specifically added to protect citizens from abuses by government
What is The Bill of Rights?
200
A system of government in which the power and authority rests in the hands of a single individual
What is an autocracy?
200
"We the people"sets forth this principle.
What is popular sovereignty
200
additions to the Constitution
What are amendments?
200
divides the power between a national government and state governments
What is a basic characteristic of federalism?
300
type of government in which the individual citizen would have the LEAST voice in government
What is a dictatorship?
300
the introduction to the Constitution
What is The Preamble?
300
the right to assemble
What is the First Ammendment?
300
the power of courts to decide the constitutionality of laws
What is judicial review
300
allows the government to adapt or adjust future changes to the Constitution
What is the amending process?
400
power is divided between the national and local governments
What is the federal government?
400
had the greatest influence upon the emerging democratic government of the U.S.
What are colonial government charters?
400
You cannot be tried again for a crime for which you have been proven innocent.
What is the Fifth Amendment double jeopardy
400
Government must operate within certain constraints set by the peole.
What is a limited government?
400
establishes the Constitution as the highest law
What is the supremacy clause?
500
an alliance of virtually independent nation-states
What is a confederation?
500
a characteristic of the Articles of Confederation
What is the central government was too weak?
500
2/3 and 3/4
What is needed to propose and then pass an amendment?
500
Power is distributed between the three independent branches of government.
What is the separation of powers?
500
type of grant that allows for more ways to use the money
What is a Block Grant?
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