What is provides assistance around the world in times of need.
100
What type of government does Absolute Monarchy have and is it limited or unlimited?
What is Unlimited, Authoritarian
100
"President Announces a New Plan for Alzeimer's Research". What goal of the United States government is reflected in this headline?
What is Promoting the general welfare
100
This statement in the constitution sets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the government
What is Preamble
200
What does the Maryland Court of Appeals consist?
What is Highest court in the state of Maryland, 7 judges that get to decide what cases get heard, cases come here after they have been to the lower courts etc.
200
What does WHO stand for?
What is World Health Organization
200
Explain the characteristics of a Unitary Government.
What is government that gives all key powers to the national, or central government.
200
What are the powers of the United States Supreme Court?
What is deals with cases involving the Constitution federal laws, treaties and disupes between states, to interpret and ensure proper.
200
Totaliterian dictatorship is a form of this type of government
What is Autocracy
300
How many Courts of Appeals?
What is 13 Court of Appeals
300
Arms Control
What is agreements to restrict the development of weapons of mass destruction
300
Explain a Direct Democracy.
What is people vote directly on the issue
300
What does Majority Rule mean?
What is rule that selects alternatives which have a majority, or more than half the votes.
300
The president can check Congress by this power
What is Veto
400
What kind of cases does the U.S Supreme Court accept?
What is only accepts cases that deal with Constitutionlity
400
Job includes adjusting the amount of money that is in economy through 3 ways:
What is discount rate, reserve requirement, and securities.
400
Whats to 3 functions or jobs of the government according to the Preamble to the Constitution?
What is establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and promote the general welfare.
400
Whats the three weaknesses of the Article of Confederation?
What is Congress could not raise taxes, national government, could not raise an army, and congress could not properly regulate interstate commerce.
400
This gives Congress the right to make all laws "necessary and proper"
What is Elastic Clause
500
What are some state crimes?
What is Violating the State Constitution, tort, family, businesses etc.
500
OPEC stands for what ?
What is Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
500
What right does the case Marbury v. Madison give us?
What is establish judicial review
500
Great Compromise, 3/5 compromise, and trade compromise
What is Three major compromises of the Constitutional Convention.
500
The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to protect rights of individual liberty and