Sign on July 4, 1776, inspired the colonist to fight for their freedom from England because it proposed that all men are created equal and all people have natural rights
What is The Declaration of Independence
100
To formal accuse a public official of high crimes or misdemeanors
What is Impeachment
100
International Organization that deals exclusively with trade issues
What is The World Trade Organization
100
International organization that have limited goals and allow only certain countries to join is concerned only with controlling the output of oil and the price
What is OPEC (Organizaton of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
100
Powers belonging solely to the federal government (printing currency, declaring war, and making foreign policy
What is Delegated Power
200
A legislature with two separate houses
What is bicameral legislature
200
The division of governing power between the national and state government
What is federalism
200
During the Cold War, a military alliance between the US. Canada, and most of the countries of Europe including Turkey to maintain a global balance
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
200
Economies treties usually state how high the tariffs and quotas can be for various products that have multiple members (US, Canada, and Mexico)
What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
200
The duties are like that of the President of the US beause he/she is responsible for enforcing and executing laws ad overseeing various department and agencies of the state
Who is the Governor
300
An official head count of the citizenry done every 10 years
What is census count
300
Proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state. This satisfied the smaller states.
What is The New Jersery Plan
300
The head diplomat at an embassy and their mission is to promote American interests and negotiates agreements in the foreign country.
What is an Ambassador
300
Food, water, medical treatment, money, or assistance given to an improverished country, usually one experiencing civil war or famine
What is Humanitarian Aid
300
The same percentage of income is contributed by every person regrdless of the amount of income earned by that taxpayer.
What is Flat or Proportional Tax
400
Representation in Congress would be based according to the population of the states. This proposal satisfied states with large population.
What is The Virginia Plan
400
The number of Representatives plus the number of senators (elect the President and Vice President)
What is The Electoral College
400
A punishment that are sometimes employed by nations and international organizations to get nations to change their behavior. (Ex: prevent a targeted country from trading with other countries)
What is Sanctions
400
The dispatch of troops of a third party into a war torn country for the purpose of keeping combatants apart
What is peace keeping
400
The primary law enforcement agency at the parish or county level
What is the Sheriff's Office
500
The president can choose his own cabinet members, ambassadors, and Supreme Court Justice, but the Senate must agree by majority vote
What is Check and Balance
500
To resolve representation in the legislature: a bicameral legislature, congress was divided into two houses (upper house - senate, lower house - HR)
What is The Great Compromise
500
The highest ranking advisor to the president on issues of foreign affairs and diplomacy. He/she meet with the president to provide informatin and recommendation about foreign policy issues
What is The Secretary of State
500
The disruption of the oil supply would devaste the US economy and violence could spill over into countries friendly to the US
What is US concerns in what happens in the Middle East
500
1. Introduced in either House or Senate 2. referred to committee 3. Debated on floor of House or Senate and voted on 4. goes to other Leg. body (House/Senate) 5. goes to President 6. Becomes a Bill 7. If NO 2/3 of each body need to pass over President's veto