American Government
This document sets up the government and is the supreme law of the land
The Constitution
Who is the political head in a Parliamentary system?
Prime Minister
There are 27 of these in the Constitution
Amendments
This is a form of government where a small group of powerful people rule...
Oligarchy
Who was Dredd Scott?...
A former slave who sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court denied his resquest stating that he had no citizens rights and that he was property.
These members of Congress are elected for 2 years
Representatives
There are 100 of these in Congress
Senators
These 2 people in Congress represent their entire state
Senators
This form of government involves a group of states with no president or judicial branch...
Confederation
This document was written in 1787
The Constitution
The Bill of Rights is the first ___ amendments of the Constitution
10
This type of democracy involves the citizens voting for each individual law of government decision.
Direct Democracy
These stop one branch of the government from becoming too powerful
Checks and balances
World War I, World War II, The Korean War, The Vietnam War and The Gulf War were all fought in what century
20th century
The United States fought Japan, Germany and Italy in what war?
World War II
This is the idea that each state has it own authority and is under/ruled by no one else.
Sovereignty
This philosopher greatly influence our Founding Fathers and believed in the idea of natural rights and tabula rasa
John Locke
This city is the capital of Maryland
Annapolis
This form of government is rule by a king or queen, and is passed down through bloodline...
Monarchy
This order freed the slaves
Emancipation Proclamation
These are the 3 branches of the US Government
Legislative, Judicial and Executive
Before our country was governed by the constitution, we were governed by what document?
The Articles of Confederation.
The power to provide schooling and education as well as make marriage laws belongs to who
The states
The Constitutional Copnvention was held in what city....
Philadelphia
The Article in the Constitution establishes the Executive Branch, including the Vice President
Article II