Creating the Constitution
What was the Great Compromise
Each side had to give up part of what they wanted to benefit all
What is the amendment process
The way in which changes are added to the Constitution
what does the 13th Amendment do
abolish slavery
What is it called when the government respond to public issues
Public policy
What is a board
A group of people who manage the business of an organization
what was the Three-Fifths Compromise
Each slave was counted as three fifths of a person when the state's population was calculated
Protect people from unreasonable searches and seizures
which two amendments are basically the same
the 18th and 21th
Which two governments share powers
The national and state governments
What is a government that serves people who live in an urban area called
Municipality
Who are Federalists
The supporters of the Constitution
what is Freedom of Petition
Any citizen or group of citizens have the right to ask a government representative to change a law
what is segregation
separation of blacks and whites
What are bonds
Certificates people buy from the government
What is a special district
A unit of government that generally provides a single service
What's Concurrent powers and Reserved powers
Concurrent powers are shared by the federal and state and Reserved powers are powers that's not given to Congress nor denies to the states
what is double jeopardy
being placed on trial twice for the same crime
what is equal protection
people must be treated fairly but not in the same exact way
What rank is the lieutenant governor from the governor
second rank
What does it mean to zone
To give a community rules that divides it from other areas and their rule
What year was George Washington selected as the presiding officer
1787
What year was the amendments proposed to the states
1789
What was the subject of the 22th Amendment
Limited the president to two terms
What is the Missouri Plan
A method of choosing judges
What is a grant
Money given to local communities by the government