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We the People
What is the opening to the Preamble of the Constitution, emphasizing that it is a government for the people?
100
What are the three branches of American government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
100
King George
Who is the British King who burdened his American territory with taxation without representation?
100
The type of government that England has
What is a Monarchy?
100
State where Mr. Levy grew up
What is Virginia?
200
British philosopher whose ideas greatly influenced the founders of the Constitution.
Who is John Locke?
200
The idea that government works better when its powers are divided up
What is separation of powers?
200
The first form of government tried when America gained independence
What are the Articles of Confederation?
200
An example of a dictatorship
What is North Korea?
200
Percent of this class that participation and homework are combined
What is 40%?
300
Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.
What is the description of how the founders designed the branches to keep each other from becoming too powerful?
300
The idea that government power can be restrained by using each branch to limit the other two?
What is the idea of "checks and balances"?
300
Years that America was founded and the Constitution was written
What are 1776 and 1787?
300
Difference between a direct democracy and a republic
What is the election of representatives to vote FOR the people?
300
quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers
Who is Colin Kaepernick?
400
The two influential British documents that made it possible for the Constitution to come much later?
What are the Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights?
400
The two big debates between North and South (which were later compromised on)
What are the power of small vs. large states and the role of African-Americans in society?
400
a form of government in which religion dictates all government decisions
What is a theocracy?
400
Two major rappers who just announced a collaborative album
Kanye West and Drake
500
What the Federalists and Anti-Federalists believed and one reason why
What is support for and opposition to the Constitution based on reasons including the strength of federal government, having one Executive (both because of fear of a King), and whether or not to include a Bill of Rights
500
Who are the core people serving in each of the three branches, and how many are there of them in each branch?
What is 435 Representatives and 100 Senators (Legislative), a President, Vice President, and Cabinet (Executive), and 9 Supreme Court Justices (Judicial)?
500
Reasons why the Articles of Confederation Failed
What are states had too much power, country lacked a single strong Executive (other reasons also accepted)?
500
A government structure in which states have all the power and the federal government has very very little (opposite of a federal system)
What is a confederate system?
500
Current news controversy in North Dakota
What is an oil pipeline through Native American land?