Types of Government
This is a country that is ruled by a monarch
Monarchy
The concept of a government limited in power
Limited government
A decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the US protects a pregnant woman's liberty to choose to have an abortion without excessive government restriction
Roe vs Wade
You see a boat filled with people, yet there isn’t a single person on board. How is that possible?
All the people on the boat are married.
What is the 8th planet from the sun?
Neptune
Government by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided.
Theocracy
A form of government in which there are absolutely no restraints on the government's leaders
Unlimted government
A landmark decision of the US Supreme Court that invalidated prohibitions on desecrating the American flag,
Texas vs Johnson
I shave every day, but my beard stays the same. What am I?
A barber
How much does Nike make?
37.4 billion US dollars
The policy and practice of a power in extending control over weaker peoples or areas
Colonialism
One of the most important documents in history as it established the principle that everyone is guaranteed the rights of individuals, the right to justice, and the right to a fair trial.
A case in which the Court decided that evidence obtained illegally may not be used against someone in a court of law by the Fourth Amendment.
Mapp vs Ohio
A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?
He is bald
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
700 pounds
A form of government that permits no individual freedom and seeks to subordinate all aspects of individual life to the authority of the state.
Totalitarianism
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches... are what?
Branches of Government
A case in which the Court held that the 6th and 14th admendments guarentee a right of legal counsel to anyone accused of a crime.
Gideon vs Wainwright
What question can you never answer yes to?
Are you asleep yet?
What is cut on a table, but is never eaten?
A deck of cards
A dictatorship in which the military exerts complete or substantial control over political authority and the dictator is often a high-ranked military officer.
Military Dictatorship
A system of government by one person with absoulute power
Autocracy
A landmark US Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that it is unconstitutional for state officials to compose an official school prayer and encourage its recitation in public schools
Engel vs Vitale
What can you hold in your left hand but not in your right?
Your right elbow
I am an odd number. Take away a letter and I become even. What number am I?
Seven