Final
The _____ provides a model for modern governments.
Trinity
The ______ presidential election had the first televised debate.
1960
The ______ is the third and highest tier of the federal judicial system and the most
powerful court in the world.
Supreme Court
The minimum number of electoral votes needed for a candidate to win the presidency is _____.
270
If no candidate wins a majority of electoral votes cast, the President is chosen by the
House of Representatives
The Court takes only cases that lower courts have disagreed on or those that involve significant
matters of ____.
public policy
Civil rights require personal _____.
responsibilities
The ____ amendment moved the presidential inauguration from March 4 to January 20.
20th
There are ___ justices composing the Supreme Court.
9
The ______________________ was established by the founding fathers to give the small states an equal voice in who is elected president.
Electoral College
A legal search takes place when there exists ____ that a crime has been committed or is about to be committed.
probable cause
The ___ is the command for man to reflect the glories of the Maker across creation, back to his fellow man, and finally back to God.
Creation Mandate
When arrested, suspects must be read their ____.
Miranda rights.
The blindfolded statue Justice represents courts' ____.
impartiality
The committee which is formed for a specific purpose or to resolve a specific problem.
select
conformity to the standard of God's character
righteousness
makes the nation's laws
legislative branch
enforces the nation's laws
executive branch
interprets the nation's laws
judicial branch
The __________________ is the chief executive officer of the United States.
President
approval process requiring the unanimous
consent of the states
ratification
love and devotion to one's country
patriotism
"rule by the people"
democracy
complete forgiveness for a crime and its
consequent punishment
pardon
The _____________________ record principles upon which governments should be built.
Scriptures