Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
Types of government
Significant documents
100
What are the two houses of congress?
House of Representatives and Senate
100
What is the executive branch made up of?
president, vice president, and presidents cabinet
100
What is a concurrent jurisdiction ?
When jurisdictions overlap
100
What is Limited Government ?
any system of government in which rule is by the people
100
What is the First Continental Congress ?
colonies decided to boycott British goods
200
What is the total number of members in congress ?
535
200
What are three executive departments ?
Deepartment of state ,department of defence, and department of justice
200
What are two State crimes?
Murder and robbery
200
What are two types of Limitted Government
Direct Democracy Representative Democracy
200
What role did Thomas Jefferson play declaration of independents?
He wrote it
300
What are Expressed Powers ?
powers given to Congress that are listed in the Constitution (enumerated powers)
300
What is the presidents cabint made up of?
Heads of each of the departments
300
How many disctrict courts do we have?
34
300
What is a Parliamentary Democracy ?
executive and legislative functions both reside in the elected assembly, or parliament.
300
What is the committee of states ?
one delegate from each state managed the government when Congress wasn’t assembled
400
What are two qualifications for the senate ?
30 years old and U.S. citizen for 9 years
400
What are three agencies within the executive departments?
IRS,FBI and CDC
400
how many circut couts do we have
24
400
How do members get into Parliament?
They are elected
400
What was one of the first siggficannt articles ?
Declaration of Independence
500
What are two characteristics of congressmen?
Most are lawyers and mostly white, males over 50
500
What are three independent agencies?
CIA, EPA, and FEMA
500
What is the highest court in the state of maryland ?
Maryland court of appeals
500
What are three types of Unlimited government ?
Dictator, Monarchy Absolute ,Monarchy
500
What was Shays's Rebellion
When Daniel Shays led farmers to Massachusetts State supreme court to stop the government from taking their farms
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