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Terms You Need To Know
Types of Governments
'Merica
The "Costitution"
Potpouri
100
Theory that God chose the ruler to run the country
What is Divine Right
100
This an autocratic government (one ruler) where a king, queen, or emperor exercises supreme powers of government. Usually Inherited!
What is a Monarchy
100
Democracy, and therefore the Government is supposed to reflect the will of this
What is Majority
100
This is a statement that sets forth the goals & purposes to be served by the government
What is the preamble
100
The Republican Speaker of the House?
Who is John Boehner
200
A sizable group of people who are united by a common bond of race, language, custom, tradition and sometimes religion.
What is Nation
200
This is a single centralized government is in charge
What is Unitary System
200
The United States is this form of democracy
What is a Representative democracy
200
This country has the oldest written constitution still serving its citizens today
What is the United States
200
The actual name of "Obamacare"
What is the Affordable Health Care Act
300
This is the interpretation and application of the constitution
What is “Costitutional” Law
300
This is a loose union of independent states
What is Confederacy
300
The U.S. Constitution gives the power to make the law them
Who is the Congress
300
This is the original document that the founding fathers 1st attempted to rule our country
What are the Articles of Confederation
300
This is the name of the tree on the state flag of South Carolina
What is the palmetto
400
This is when elected representatives are responsible to the people and exercise the power
What is a Republic
400
This is the elected representatives are responsible to the people and exercise the power
What is Republic
400
These are the three branches of government in the United States
What Legislative, Executive and Judicial
400
These are the basic tenets or beliefs in the preamble of the Constitution. We did posters on all of them!
What are We the People, More Perfect Union, Establish Justice, Ensure Domestic Tranquility, Provide for the Common Defense, Protect General Welfare, Secure the Blessings of Liberty, Constitutional Law
400
This is the name of the ship that sank off the coast of Italy last year
What is Costa Concordia
500
This is when citizens surrender to the government the power needed to maintain order.
What is social contract
500
This is any system of government in which a small group holds power.
What is Oligarchy
500
These are the four types of democracy
What are Direct, Representative, Presidential, and Parliamentary
500
These are the three major purposes of the Constitution
What are 1. Sets out ideals that the people bound by the constitution believe in & share. 2. Establishes basic structure of government & defines powers and duties. 3. Provides supreme law for the country.
500
This state has it's own electric grid and how may are in the rest of the United States
What is Texas and two more