Vocabulary
What is one freedom listed in the 1st amendment?
Religion, Assembly, Petition, Press, and Speech
Which Amendment to the Constitution says: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
2nd Amendment
Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
The President
What is the highest court in the US?
The Supreme Court
What two houses make up the US Congress?
House of Representatives and Senate
Which level of government includes The President, US Congress, and the Supreme Court?
Federal Government
Many Enlightenment principles were used when writing which US founding document to separate from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
What is it called when the President refuses to pass a law that Congress wrote?
Veto
How long does a Supreme Court Justice serve on the bench?
Life
How many Senators does each state get?
2
Which Amendment prohibits poll taxes (taxes you pay in order to vote)?
24th amendment
What term means the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power?
Popular Sovereignty
What was America's first attempt at a government document, but it failed.
Articles of Confederation
Which influential Supreme Court case determined "Police must inform suspects of their rights before questioning."
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
What term means the Supreme Court has the power to determine if a law is constitutional?
Judicial Review
What terms means providing jobs/money to your political supporters?
Spoils System
What was one example of colonial democracy that influenced the US system of government?
Mayflower Compact, Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, House of Burgesses
What term means rule issued by the president and having the force of law?
Executive Order
Which Supreme Court case established the right of the Supreme Court to have judicial review?
Marbury vs. Madison
What is it called when Congress brings the President up on charges for "high crimes and misdemeanors"?
Impeachment
Which amendment allows for the direct election of senators?
17th amendment
The First Great Awakening was a period when spirituality and religious devotion were revived, particularly among Protestant Christians. Newer denominations, such as Methodists and Baptists, grew quickly. This feeling swept through the American colonies between the 1730s and 1770s.
The unintended consequence of the First Great Awakening was that it inspired colonists to question authority (especially British authority). What major turning point event in the US did the 1st Great Awakening lead to?
Revolution/Revolutionary War
Which US president increased executive power by declaring "Emergency Powers" during a war and suspended the writ of habeas corpus.
Abraham Lincoln
Which influential Supreme Court case determined "It is cruel and unusual punishment to execute persons for crimes they committed before age 18."
Roper v. Simmons (2005)
What year did Native Americans gain more access to the American Dream by getting citizenship and the right to vote?
1924v (Snyder Act)