Learning Government
Constitution
Amendments
Media/Elections
20th Century
100
the ruling authority for a community
What is government?
100
Which Amendment has to do with the States?
What is Amendment IV (4)?
100
Name the 5 rights in the First Amendment?
What is Speech, Religion, Press, Petition, Press
100
messages intended to influence the way people think (usually misleading)
What is propaganda?
100
The idea that the government should work for the people's benefit, everyone should share and help each other more
What is socialism?
200
The idea that everyone must follow the rules, even those running the government
What is Rule of Law?
200
Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch (name Articles)
What is Article I, Article II, Article III
200
Protection against Search and Seizure
What is the Fourth Amendment?
200
association of voters with broad, common interests who want to influence or control the government.
What is political party?
200
Like socialism, the idea that the people and the government are in a "commune" with one another
What is communism?
300
2 part question: Democracy where everyone votes firsthand. Democracy where people vote for people to represent them.
What is Representative Democracy?
300
The Article that allows for Amendments to be made to the Constitution.
What is Article V (5)?
300
Voting Rights for women
What is the 19th Amendment?
300
The system we use to elect the president.
What is the Electoral College.
300
World War started by one person being shot
What is World War 1?
400
System of law based on previous court cases (precedent) in order to help judges make decisions on cases today.
What is Common Law?
400
The Constitution is the Supreme Law of the Land.
What is Article VI(6)?
400
Describe the 24, and 26 Amendments
24: poll taxes illegal 26: 18 year olds can vote
400
ways for people to communicate to everyone (magazines, TV, radio, newspaper)
What is mass media?
400
The closest the US has come to nuclear war, resulting in a Detente between the Soviet Union.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
500
"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal. that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."
What is the Declaration of Independence?
500
Explain the Process for making a new Amendment
Step 1: Proposal 2/3 vote of both Houses of Congress 2/3 vote of all states/state legislatures Step 2: Ratification 3/4 of state legislatures 3/4 of states by vote
500
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments called? Which group did they help the most? Describe each.
What are the Civil War Amendments? African Americans. 13- Slavery illegal 14- anyone born in US is automatically a citizen 15- right to vote for anyone of any race.
500
Name one type of propaganda and describe it.
What is Name Calling, endorsement, glittering generality, bandwagon, just plain folks, stacked cards, symbols
500
The organization working as a "World Government."
What is United Nations?
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