Foundations
Living
Principles
Federalism
Random
100
How society chooses people to make and enforce its public policies
What is Government
100
a system where people choose leaders to make their laws
What is representative democracy
100
system where both national and state governments have power
What is Federalism
100
How power is divided in a federal system
What is geographically?
100
Our nation's current government
What is the Constitution
200
Anything a government does
What is public policy
200
system where people make the laws themselves
What is direct democracy
200
System where power is divided among separate branches of the government
What is separation of powers
200
Powers that are given to the national government in the Constitution
What are Delegated Powers
200
powers held by the states in the Constitution are known as
What are reserved powers
300
Population, sovereignty, territory, and government
What are the characteristics of a state
300
the first government of the United States
What is the Articles of Confederation
300
System where each branch of government limits the powers of the other branches
What is checks and balances
300
Powers shared by both national and state governments
What are Concurrent Powers
300
The direct inspiration for our bill of rights
What is the English Bill of Rights
400
people's faith in government and belief that they can cause change
What is political efficacy
400
the deal which made large states and small states agree on the Constitution
What is the Connecticut (Great) Compromise
400
term for written changes to the Constitution
What are formal amendments
400
Powers directly stated in the Constitution
What are Expressed Powers
400
the earliest document limiting royal power in England
What is Magna Carta
500
the era of Locke, Montesquieu, and Blackstone, which helped to perfect our system of government
What is the Enlightenment
500
deal which made southern and northern states agree on our Constitution
What is the 3/5 Compromise
500
the power of the Supreme Court to rule a law unconstitutional
What is judicial review
500
Money given to states from the national government for a specific purpose
What are Federal Grants
500
the civilization which gave us the idea of democracy
What is Ancient Greece
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