Famous documents
The first written plan for the American colony of self government was the
Mayflower Compact
Powers that the Constitution does not allow to government at any level
Denied Powers
A ruler/leader who has inherited complete and unlimited rule?
Absolute Monarchy
Who is Mr. Green's favorite football team?
Patriots
How is China building islands?
They are pumping sand onto reefs
Which document provided rights to the nobility of England?
Magna Carta
These powers are only given to states
Reserved powers
A system in which power is divided between national and state governments
Federalism
What is my favorite football team?
Minnesota Vikings
Name of the terrorist organization that is currently at war with Israel?
Hamas
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are called what
The Bill of Rights
Powers of both national and state governments
Concurrent Powers
A system where the government owns all of the basic means of distribution and production
Communism
What are the first 7 words of the Constitution
We the people of the United States
Russia occupied and annexed this peninsula in 2014
The Crimean peninsula
The proposal to form a bicameral legislature composed of one house with representation based on population and a second house with two members from each state.
Connecticut Compromise
Powers that the Constitution gives to the national government
Delegated powers
An economic system based on private ownership and the desire for profit
Capitalism
How many senators are there in the United States at a national level?
100
Give me three things Putin was doing in his photoshoot in the slides
On horseback, walking through the brush with a rifle, fishing (all of the previous 3 shirtless), beating up a blackbelt, and possibly harpooning a whale
The government plan for a loose union of independent states
The Articles of Confederation
Powers that are directly stated in the Constitution
Expressed powers
Free enterprise
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3 hearts
This former Dean from Harvard University just resigned due to backlash regarding Anti-Semitism, as well as plagiarism?
Claudine Gay