Principales of government
Origins of american government
The Constitution
Federalism
United States History
100
President of the United states Creates the laws and frames public policy
What is the head of the executive branch What is the duties of the legislative branch
100
Great Charter forced upon King John of England by his Barons in 1215 Document prepared by Parliament and signed by King Charles 1 of England in 1628
What is Magna Carta? What is Petition of Right?
100
What is the first ten amendments called? What is the supreme law of the land called?
What is The Bill of Rights What is The constitution
100
Separation of the national government and the governments of the 50 states A system of government in which a written constitution divides the powers of government on a territorial basis, between a central government and several regional governments
What is division of powers. What is federalism
100
Provided foe a supreme court and federal circuit and district courts Secretary of the treasury
What is judiciary act of 1789 What is alexander Hamilton
200
Ultimate responsibility for the exercise of these powers may be held by a single person or by a small group Interprets the laws and determines their constitutionally
What is Dictatorship? What is the duties of the judicial branch?
200
How many original colonies were there? Is a joining of several groups for a common purpose
What is thirteen? What is the confederation?
200
How many amendments are there in the constitution? How many ways can you amend the constitution?
What is twenty-seven what is two
200
those powers delegated to the national government in so many words spelled out expressly in the constitution the government has only those powers delegated to it in the constitution
What is expressed powers What is delegated powers
200
An important tax on goods produced abroad meant to encourage american production Made it to wear you can not say anything bad or negative about the government
What is protective tariff What is the alien and sedition acts
300
Population, territory, sovereignty, and gorernment. Democracy
What is a state What is united states goverment
300
Prohibited a standing army in peacetime, except with the consent of parliament Protection against the arbitrary taking of life, liberty or property.
What is English bill of rights. What is due process.
300
Basic principle of american system of government that the executive, legislative and judicial powers are divided among three independent and coequal branches of government . Basic principle of american government which states that government is restricted in what it may do.
What is separation of powers What is limited goverment.
300
Those powers that belong to the national government because it is the national government of a sovereign state in the world community Levy duties on exports, to take privae property for public use without the payment of just compensation, to prohibit freedom of religion, speech, press, or assembly
What is inherent powers What is powers denied to federal government
300
States had the right to void any act of congress that they deemed unconstitutional A 1797 incident in which french officials demanded a bribe from U.S. Diplomats
What is nullification What is the XYZ Affair
400
It is often described as a centralized goverment A government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.
What is unitary goverment What is autocracy.
400
In 1775 there were how many proprietary colonies What was the first charter colony.
What is three. What is massachusetts Bay Colony
400
Each branch is subject to a number of constitutional checks or restraints by other branches The power of a court to determine the constitutionality of a government action.
What is checks and balances What is judicial review
400
Powers that cannot be exercised by the states under any circumstances Those powers are those powers that the constitution does not grant to the national government and does not at the same time deny to the states rights
What is elxclusive powers. What is reserved powers.
400
Marked the first use of armed force to arrest federal authority. Department of State, Department of War, and Department of Treasury
What is The Whiskey Rebellion What is the executive departments
500
A government in whcih the power to rule is held by a small, usually self appointed elite. The executive branch is made up of the prime minister, or premier, and that officials cabinet.
What is a oligarchy. What is parliamentary government
500
Only one house Two houses
What is unicameral. What is bicameral.
500
Formal approval, final consent to the effectiveness of a constitution, constitutional amendment or treaty Votes cast be electors in the electoral college
What is ratification? What is electoral college
500
Powers that both the national government and the states possess and exercise An act directing the people of the territory to frame a proposed state constitution.
What is concurrent powers What is enableing act
500
believed in a strong central government led by a prosperous educated elite of upper class citizens Believed in a strong state and local governments rooted in popular participation
What is Alexander Hamilton What is thomas Jefferson
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