Documents
Document that separated the US from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Power distributed among federal and state governments.
What is federalism?
Democrat and Republican.
What are the two main parties in the US?
Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams.
Who were the main authors of the Declaration of Independence?
95 million
How many people did not vote in 2004?
The first government of the US.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Checks the growth of tyranny.
What is a benefit of federalism?
A group of people who seek to control the government through winning elections.
What is a political party?
James Madison.
Who wrote the Constitution?
The process by which people gain political attitudes and opinions.
What is political socialization?
The current government of America.
What is the Constitution?
States that the US federal laws reign supreme.
What is the Supremacy Clause?
Help compromise take place.
Why are parties a necessity?
Monarchy.
What government were the Framers trying to avoid?
Income, occupation, and gender.
What are Sociological Factors?
The first 10 amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Amendment that reserves powers to the states.
What is the 10th amendment?
Nominating candidates.
What is a function of political parties?
A group of farmers gained power over multiple weapons.
Why did framers decide they need a strong government?
Party identification, straight-ticket voting, split-ticket voting.
Physiological factors.
27
How many amendments are currently in the constution?
Broad grants to prescribed activites.
What is a block grant?
Criticizes party in power.
What does a watchdog do?
Created a bicameral congress where 1 house is based on population and the other equally represented by all states.
What was the Connecticut Compromise?
2/3
How many people vote the same as their parents?