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Constitution
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How Government Works
President
100
The philosopher who believed that right to rule came from the "CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED”
Who is John Locke
100
Two documents that form the bluepront (instruction manual) for the American government
What are The Constitution and the Bill of Rights
100
The word democracy comes from two greek words the first one is "demos" which means "the people" the other word is ________ and means _______
What is "kratia" which means "power of authority"
100
An institution in a society that has the power to make decisions and policy for that society is called a
What is "government"
100
Who was the 1st president of the US
Who is George Washington
200
Philosopher most associated with the idea that power needed to be distributed in the government so that one one group had too much power.
Who is Montesquieu
200
The U.S. Constitution provides instructions for the government in 3 areas. The first on is the structure of the government. Name one more instruction
What is how power is distributed and the other is how to handle government tyranny
200
A key concept of American government is a person's right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of _______"
What is "happiness"
200
Power in the Federal Government is divided into 3 branches these are___________ (name all 3)
What are Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches
200
How many years does a US President serve during a term in office?
What is 4
300
A philosopher who felt that humans were selfish and needed to be protected from themselves.
Who is Hobbes
300
Year the U.S. Constitution went into effect.
What is 1789
300
The people are the ultimate source of power and the government is created by the people to work for the people is a concept referred to as
What is "Popular Sovereignty"
300
Who is in charge of the Executive branch
What is The President
300
President Obama is the _____ (a year) President of the United States of America?
What is 44th
400
Blackstone used the term "Common Law" to refer to the kinds of laws that must protect citizen's freedom
What are "Absolute Rights"
400
The first paragraph of the Constitution is called the
What is "The Preamble"
400
The type of Democracy practiced in the US
What is Indirect or Representative Democracy
400
The political party represented by a Donkey is ______
What is the "Democratic Party"
400
What year was the first President elected?
What is 1789
500
Which philosopher is associated with the idea of "majority rule"
Who is Rousseau
500
The first 3 words of the Constitution
What is "We the People"
500
The federal government shares power with the 50 US states in a system called
What is Federalism
500
Citizens interact with their government through things (organizations and institutions) called
What are "Linkage Institutions"
500
Which philosopher' s writing most likely influenced including the role of a President in the American Government?
Who is Hobbes - He thought that cititizens in a society needed an authority figure and leader