Philosophy
Political ideal that equates to the phrase- "no one is above the law"
The three branches that represent U.S. Government.
What are the Judicial, Executive, and Legislative branches?
The purpose of government in a command economy
What is making major economic descicions?
Open elections to all eligible citizens, 2 or more political parties, citizen's rights and freedoms are protected, government has limits.
What is a democracy?
Mr. Sampson's middle name.
What is Michael?
Satirical essay by J. Swift that suggests selling poor children as food.
What is "A Modest Proposal"
The first ten amendments of The Constitution are also referred to as this.
What is "The Bill of Rights"?
Bonus!!! 500 points for ANY TEAM that can name all ten.
This is the dollar value of all final goods and services and the most comprehensive measure of a country's total production output.
What is gross domestic product (GDP)?
The failed attempt BEFORE the Constitution.
What are The Articles of Confederation?
Referred to as the Supreme Law of the Land. (U.S.)
What is the Constitution?
Three Enlightenment philosophers talked about in class.
Who is: Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Thomas Paine, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Descartes (subject to additional answers)
A form of political organization that seeks to distinguish states and unites them, assigning different types of decision-making power at different levels to allow a degree of political independence in an overarching structure.
What is "Federalism"?
These are manufactured goods that are needed to produce other goods and services.
What are "capital goods"?
The agreement Roger Sherman made that resulted in a House Representatives and a Senate.
What is The Great Compromise?
A legally mandated population count that takes place every ten years.
What is the Census?
Wrote about "natural rights", the consent of the governed, and advocated for the separation between executive, legislative, and judicial powers.
Who is John Locke?
Three factors that subvert liberty.
What is/are:
What is/are: lack of education, voter apathy, disenfranchisement, civil inequalities, economic issues, loss of public trust and misuse of government power
Group of people determines the products that a free enterprise economy produces.
Who are the consumers?
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness (originally included the protection of property.)
What are inalienable rights?
An extra day that occurs every U.S. presidential election year.
What is a leap day?/ What is leap year?/ What is February 29th?
A theory that usually concerns the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual. Or, an agreement between the ruled and their rulers, defining the rights and duties of each.
What is "The Social Contract"?
The four freedoms President Franklin D. Roosevelt articulated when defending the United State's involvement in WWII.
What is- freedom from want, freedom of speech, freedom of worship, and freedom from fear?
Two things that can change the market supply curve.
What is/are- cost of labor, expectation that prices are about to increase , number of sellers offering the product
Who are- George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Samuel Adams, John Jay, John Hancock
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