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Constitution
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Vocabulary
Government
Government
100
This is a principle that says that people are the primary source of the government's authority.
What is popular sovereignty? #10
100
This is at the top of the American Judicial System.
What is the Supreme Court? #25
100
A document stating the rules under which a government will operate
What is the Constitution?
100
Congress can override this with a 2/3 majority vote.
What is a veto?
100
This is a government in which citizens rule themselves.
What is a republic? #1
200
These are formal changes that have been made to the Constitution.
What are Amendments? #7
200
This is a division of power between the federal government and the states.
What is federalism? #14
200
These are sections of the Constitution that describe the Branches, powers and limits of Congress.
What are Articles?
200
This is something that is debated and can result in changes being made.
What happens before a bill is voted on?
200
This is the city and country from which the Americans adopted the idea of a republic.
What is Rome, Italy? #1
300
This limits the power of the government.
What is "separation of powers?"
300
This body of the Legislative Branch is based on population.
What is the House of Representatives?
300
This is a period when business activity slows, prices and wages drop and unemployment rises.
What is economic depression?
300
He presides over the Senate and casts a vote when there is a tie.
Who is the Vice President?
300
This states that no person may be held without first being charged with a specific crime.
What is habeas corpus?
400
These people must be appointed by the President, and approved by Congress.
Who are the Supreme Court Justices? #26
400
This person can negotiate foreign treaties, grant pardons to federal offenders and propose laws
Who is the President of the United States?
400
This consists of a system of courts to interpret the law.
What is the Judicial Branch?
400
This is a government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority.
What is a dictatorship?
400
This provides freedom of religion, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
What is the First Amendment?
500
These are three of the basic principles on which the Constitution is based. (Choose any three).
What are popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, federalism, checks and balances, republicanism and individual rights? #9
500
These are the three branches of the government.
What are the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches of Government?
500
These are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution.
What is the Bill of Rights?
500
This is 2 our of 3 ways that a person can become a US Citizen.
What is 1. being born in the US, 2. being naturalized, or 3. you were 18 or under when your parents were naturalized.
500
These safeguard against abuses of power and guarantee that no one Branch will become too powerful
What are "checks and balances?"