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Terms
Characteristics of
Elected Officials
World Leaders
US Gov't
100
a government of the people
What is a democracy?
100
the idea that a numerical majority can make decisions binding upon the entire electorate
What is Majority Rule?
100
the president of the US
Who is Obama?
100
the leader of the "free world"
Who is Obama?
100
branch of Federal Gov't that enforces the laws
What is the Executive branch?
200
a system in which governmental power is divided into levels..national/state/local
What is federalism?
200
2 examples of majority rule utilized in a democracy
What is popular majority and representative majority?
200
the Secretary of State for the US
Who is John Kerry?
200
leader of Russia
Who is Putin?
200
number of justices on the Supreme Court
What is 9?
300
makes/creates laws
What is the legislative branch?
300
this phrase refers to the ideal that the law must provide equal protection and enforcement of the law
What is the phrase, "Justice is BLIND"?
300
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Who is John Boehner?
300
Chancellor of Germany
Who is Merkel?
300
the highest court in the land
What is the US Supreme Court?
400
numerical majority (half) + 1
What is majority rule?
400
these identify freedom of conscience, of association and of expression, etc
What are PERSONAL liberties?
400
Who is the Majority Leader of the US Senate
WHo is Harry Reid?
400
Queen of England or Prime Minister
Who is Elizabeth II? WHo is David Cameron?
400
number of representatives in the US House of Representatives
What is 435?
500
one vote can stop a majority decision
What is unanimity?
500
a democracy needs this because there are as many opinions as there are voters
What is necessity of compromise?
500
the 2 current NC Senators of the US Senate
Who are Richard Burr and Kay Hagan?
500
Prime Minister of Israel
Who is Netanyahu?
500
the first 10 Amendments to the US Constitution
What is The Bill of Rights?