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This article written in the constitution Divides the legislative branch into the house and Senate
What is article 1?
This idea restricts one branch of the gov from becoming too powerful
What is check and balances?
When two parties are against each other on every subject
What is party polarization?
The first draft of the constitution. It was too weak to continue
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This is known as the 4th branch of the government
The five freedoms given to every citizen in the first amendment of the constitution
speech, religion, assembly, press, and petition
This group supported state power over federal power
What is the anti-federalists?
The number of electoral votes required to win a presidency
What is 270?
The rights people are born with and the government cannot take away
What are natural rights?
Family, friends, news, religion, or any other influence over political choices
What are the agents of socialization?
This was the only amendment to be repealed
What is the 18th amendment?
What is the 10th amendment?
They believe in more independence and less aid from the government
What is the Conservatives?
The idea that people consent to government authority and in return the government protects their rights
What is the social contract?
This party's members tend to have more Christian religious practices
What is the Republican party?
This amendment defined a limit in the number of years a president can be in term for
What is the 22nd amendment?
This branch is led by the president
What is the executive branch?
They believe the government' role is to help their citizens through aid programs
What is the democratic party?
The principle that the government depends on the will of its people
What is popular sovereignty?
What is the democratic party?
This clause defines the constitution as the supreme law of the land
What is the supremacy clause?
This says that the federal government is in charge of all trade relations with foreign nations and within the states
What is the commerce clause?
Their role is to nominate a candidate
What is a political party?
This man created the idea "law of nature"
Who is John Locke?
This gender tends to vote more in elections
What is women?