History of American Gov.
This document translates to "The Great Charter"
What is the Magna Carta
These are the three parts of the constitution
What is the Preamble, the Articles, and the Amendments
States that no one branch is more powerful than the other
What is Separation of Powers
The two major parties in America
What is the Republicans and Democrats
Local government gains powers from their what
What is a state
This French philosopher give the United States their Bill of Rights
Who is Voltaire
This was known as the approval of the constitution
What is the Ratification
The group of advisors to the President made up of heads of the executive departments
What is the Cabinet
Form of primary where only voters can only vote for candidates of their party
What is a closed primary
Stated that an area with a population of 60,000 people and prohibited slavery
What is the Northwest Ordinance 1787
This King is compared as the bad guy from Robin Hood
Who is King John
This states that the Constitution is above any other law
What is the Supremacy Clause
This branch of government has a joint committee
What is the Legislative Branch
Groups of people who work to influence public policy
What are interest groups
The first step to becoming a state
What is applying for statehood
This was the King that drove King John out of France
Who is King Philip
Article VII of the Constitution talks about this
What is the Ratification
This is a charge of wrongful conduct of a public office
What is an impeachment
This party influenced the outcome of the 2000 presidential election
What is the Green Party
The legal process where if a person is running away from police is returned from where they came from
What is Extradition
The name of John Locke’s famous work
What is Two Treatises on Government
These were the 55 delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention
Who were the Framers
The head of this branch and must be 35 years of age and a U.S citizen
What is the Executive Branch
Type of voting where your family was always this so are you
What is Party Line Voting
This forbids any state to discriminate unreasonably against people from another state
What is the Full Faith and Immunities Clause