Foundations of Government
This thinker said people have natural rights.
Who is John Locke?
The first 10 amendments.
What is the Bill of Rights?
Branch that makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
Amendment that protects speech and religion.
What is the First Amendment?
Most common way citizens participate.
What is voting?
This document declared independence from Britain.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Power shared between state and national government.
What is federalism?
Branch that interprets laws.
What is the judicial branch?
Amendment about equal protection.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
System with two major parties.
What is a two-party system?
This government had a weak national government.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
Prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
Branch that enforces laws.
What is the executive branch?
Freedoms protected from government.
What are civil liberties?
A proposed law.
What is a bill?
Government gets power from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
A change to the Constitution.
What is an amendment?
Court case that gave courts power to review laws.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
Case that ended school segregation.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Group that tries to influence government.
What is an interest group?
Rule by one person with total power.
What is an autocracy?
No one is above the law.
What is rule of law?
Process to remove a president.
What is impeachment?
Applying the Bill of Rights to states.
What is incorporation?
Process of choosing leaders.
What are elections?