Gov. Workings
what compromise combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan in establishing a national legislature
Great Compromise
President (Chief Executive)
what placed the king under the law for the first time in English history
Magna Carta
established the legislative branch
Article I
formulated the basic ideas of communism
Karl Marx
What refers to the division of power between the national and state governments
Great/Connecticut Compromise
What kind of agencies have been created to regulate specific areas of American Life
Regulatory Agencies
what strictly limited the power of the English Monarch after 1689
English Bill of Rights
Established the executive branch
Article II
laid the foundation for right to trial by jury
Henry II
What term means to draw voting district boundaries so as to purposely favor the party in power
gerrymandering
True or False: by interfering with basic freedoms and discouraging initiative, government bureaucracy has generally hindered productivity and has threatened the endurance of the American Heritage
true
forerunner to the written constitution in America
Mayflower Compact
Established the Judicial branch
article III
convened the Model Parliament
Edward I
Which house can introduce revenue and appropriation bills in Congress
House of Representatives
Who was the first person person to become Vice President by being nominated by the President and approved by Congress
Gerald Ford
cut off all trade between the American colonies and England and removed colonies from the King's protection
Prohibitory Act
describes the relationship between the states and central government
article IV
Father of the Constitution
James Madison
What day for the Presidency is on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of every fourth year
General Election Day
what is the largest organization within the executive office of the President
Office of Management and Budget
gives Congress the authority to put into operation both the expressed and implied powers
necessary and proper clause
Allows amendments to the Constitution
article V
first to put communism into practice on a large scale
Vladmir Lenin