Republicanism
Federalism
checks and balances
individual rights
Limited government
100

How do we elect people

What is vote

100

who makes federal laws? congress.


what is congress

100

this branch of government is responsible for making laws.

What is the legislative branch?

100

what is a search warrant? 

What is a judges order authorizing the search of a place or person and specifying what evidence can be seized

100

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution are commonly known by this collective name.

 What is the Bill of Rights?

200

The first elected Republican president, often credited with holding the nation together through the Civil War.

Who was Abraham Lincoln

200

In a Federal system of government, the national government and state governments derive their power from this.

What is the people

200

Congress can formally charge and bring to trial an official, such as the president or a federal judge, through this process

 What is impeachment?

200

whats pure speech?

What is verbal communication of ideas or opinions

200

The Tenth Amendment states that powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to these two entities

What are the states and the people?

300

This key American document begins by stating "We the People" and establishes a constitutional republic.

What is the U.S. Constitution?

300

Both the federal and state governments have the authority to do this, making it a concurrent power.

What is collect taxes?

300

 The "power of the purse" is a check that gives Congress this power over the executive branch

 What is the power to approve government spending?

300

when did individual rights start?

1789

300

The case of Marbury v. Madison established this principle, which limits government power by allowing the judicial branch to declare laws unconstitutional.

 What is judicial review?

400

The phrase "I pledge allegiance to the Flag... and to the __ for which it stands" affirms the United States is this type of government.

What is a republic?

400

when was the current federal government "invented"?

What is during the constitutional convention in 1787

400

This term refers to the division of powers among the three branches of government

What is separation of powers?

400

what are the first five rights?

freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.

400

The Magna Carta, signed in 1215, was one of the earliest examples of a document that forced a monarch to accept this.

What is a limitation on their power?

500

when did republicanism start

GOT YOU Republicanism is not a single, modern movement but a political philosophy with roots in ancient civilizations that has evolved over centuries. Its history can be traced through several key periods and movements.

500

This amendment to the Constitution protects the powers not specifically delegated to the federal government by reserving them for the states.

What is the Tenth Amendment?

500

When the executive branch issues a rule or regulation without needing congressional approval, it is an example of this informal presidential power.

What is an executive order?

500

what is incorporation?

What is the gradual process of applying the bill of rights to the states

500

This act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1995, was an example of limiting the federal government by making it more difficult for it to impose certain types of regulatory requirements on the states

What was the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995?