Foundations of Government
This documents established the first form of government for the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This part of the Constitution describes the goals and purposes of the U.S. government.
What is the Preamble?
The major parties in the United States are the Democratic and Republican party. The American political system is best described as a _______.
What is a two party system?
These are the branches of government.
What is legislative, executive, and judicial?
In this system of government, the people elect public office holders to make laws and conduct government on the people's behalf.
What is representative government?
In this system of government, the people rule.
What is democracy?
Congress may propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, then ______ must ratify it.
What are the states?
In order to win elections, political parties will try to _____.
What is appeal to the political center?
The powers of the the national government are seperated among the three branches of government in ways that limit one branch from abusing it's power. This is called _____.
What is separation of powers?
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
What is the 26th amendment?
This document established for the first time that everyone including the king must follow the law.
What is the Magna Carta?
Theses are two methods to obtain citizenship in the United States.
What are birth and naturalization?
The Green Party, Constitution Party, and Libertarian Party are all examples of ___.
What is third parties?
This system gives each of the branches a way to limit the power of the other branches.
What is checks and balances?
This person has to approve a bill before it becomes a national law.
What is the President?
This principle establishes that government is not all powerful and may only do those things that the people have given it the power to do.
What is limited government?
These amendments outline due process.
What is the 5th and 14th amendment?
This process was established to cast the official vote for President and Vice President.
What is the electoral college?
The role of the president described below:
"President Lyndon B.Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act into law."
What is Cheif Legislator?
These are the factors that predict which citizens will vote.
What is age, income,and education?
This document affirmed "certain unalienable rights" (life,liberty, and pursuit of happiness) and the idea that all men are created equal.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The General Assembly can propose an amendment to the VA Constitution, then ____ has to ratify the amendment.
What is voters of Virginia?
Recruiting and nominating candidates
Educating the people about campaign issues
Helping candidates win elections
Monitoring the actions of officeholders
are all _____.
What is roles or functions of political parties?
The courts check Congress when judges/justices declare acts of Congress to be unconstitutional. This a check of the ___ branch over the ___ branch.
What is the judicial branch checking the legislative branch?
After a bill is debated on the floor, it moves on to this next step.
What is vote on the bill?