Foundations
Montesquieu's ideas contributed this to political thought?
What is the principle of separation of powers?
These men were leaders of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
Who is Alexander Hamilton and Patrick Henry?
We elect a U.S. Senator for this many years.
What is six?
This person in charge of the executive branch.
Who is the President?
This court is the highest judicial body in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This philosopher's ideas influenced the concept of separation of powers in the American government system?
Who is Montesquieu?
This document serves as the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution?
What is the Bill of Rights?
This is the total number of representatives in the House.
What is 435?
This is how often presidents are elected.
What is every 4 years?
This is the term length for most Federal Judges.
What is life?
This is the idea that individuals give up some rights to the government in exchange for protection of their remaining rights
What is a social contract theory?
This amendment to the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and the press.
What is the 1st amendment?
Colorado has this many state representatives.
What is 8?
This person becomes the president if both the President and the Vice President can no longer serve.
This was established by the Marbury v Madison court case.
What is judicial review?
The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights played this role in creating the American Government.
What is they laid the groundwork for limited government and protection of individual rights?
This stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
This determines why some states have more Representatives than other states.
What is population?
This is the process we use to choose our President in the US.
What is the electoral college?
This was the effect of court's ruling in the case Loving v. Virginia (1967).
What is that it struck down state laws banning interracial marriage?
Which aspects of colonial American government were related to the English roots of representative government.
What are the creation of elected legislative bodies?
This idea states that a nation's political authority is held by elected representatives.
What is republicanism?
These powers are granted through the necessary and proper clause.
What is necessary and proper?
This president is known for using the most Executive Orders.
Who is FDR?
This is the key effect of Judicial Review.
What is ensuring the judicial branch can interpret and check the constitutionality of laws