Types, systems, purposes of gov.
Constitution and principles of democarcy
Three brances of government
Economic principles
Landmark Supreme Court cases
100
This TYPE of government is unlimited and does not guarantee individual rights and freedoms.
What is an authoritarian government?
100
Separation of powers and checks and balances help the U.S. government meet this principle of democracy.
What is limited government?
100
This branch of government is responible for enforcing laws.
What is the Executive Branch.
100
This term describes an increase in prices.
What is inflation?
100
This case said that schools could be "separate but equal".
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
200
This sytem of government involves a loose association of independent states.
What is a confederacy?
200
This was the first American government. It failed due to a weak central government.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
200
This branch of government can impeach the president.
What is the Legislative branch (or Congress)?
200
In this type of economy, the government makes all economic decisions.
What is a command economy?
200
In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools violated the 14th amendment.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
300
Making decsision about taxing fullfills this purpose of government.
What is making economic decisions?
300
This amendment states that people have right to a free lawyer in a criminal trial.
What is the sixth amendment?
300
The War Power's Act was passed to limit the power of this branch of government.
What is the Executive branch (or president)?
300
This term describes the government's use of taxing and spending to promote economic growth and stability.
What is fiscal policy?
300
In T.L.O v. New Jersey, the Supreme Court ruled that adminstrator's search of students if they have this.
What is if there is reasonable suspicion for the search.
400
Funding of schools and roads fullfills this purpose of government.
What is providing services to the public?
400
The Anti-Federlists argued that this needed to be added to the constitution to protect individual rights.
What is a Bill of Rights?
400
This body approves presidential appointments and treaties.
What is the Senate?
400
This term describes the Fed's use of interest rates, reserve rate, and open market operations to control the money supply.
What is Monetary policy?
400
This Supreme Court case established the power of Judicial Reivew.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
500
This term describes a model of democracy in which the people elect representatives to govern for them.
What is Representative Democracy?
500
This process ensures that the Constitution will be last because it can change with the times.
What is the amendment process?
500
This body is where all revenue bills must originate.
What is the House of Representatives?
500
The Fed's would do this to the interest rate to help the U.S. economy get out of a recession.
What is lower the interest rate?
500
This Supreme Court case expanded the implied powers of Congress by determining that national banks are "necessary and proper".
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
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