What is the idea that the greatest number of people in society can make policies for everyone?
100
This is the first amendment.
What is the freedom of speech, religion, press, right to petition and right to assembly?
100
These are examples of volunteering.
What are Citizens on Patrol, Neighborhood Watch, volunteer Fire and Police Departments, American Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, planting trees, picking up trash, serving food to shelters?
100
This is the federal system.
What is a system that divides powers between the national and state governments?
100
These are delegated powers.
What are powers assigned to the national government?
200
This is what it means to petition.
What is making a request of the government?
200
This is the second amendment.
What is the right to bear arms (own weapons)?
200
These are naturalized citizens.
What are people born in another country who have been granted citizenship in the US?
200
This is impeachment and how it works.
What is voting to bring charges of a serious crime against a president and case is tried in the Senate?
200
These are reserved powers.
What are powers that are held by the states?
300
This is double jeopardy.
What is not being able to be tried twice for the same crime?
300
This is what indict means.
What is to formally charge someone with a crime?
300
These are four duties that Americans have as citizens.
What are obey laws, pay taxes, defend nation, and jury duty?
300
These are the requirements of being in the House of Representatives.
What is you have to be at least 25, live in the area you represent and live here for 7 years?
300
These are concurrent powers.
What are powers shared by the states and national government?
400
This is due process.
What is fairly applying the law?
400
This is a search warrant and how a judge gets one.
What is a document that gives authorities permission to search a property and it is issued only when it seems likely that a search might uncover evidence for a crime?
400
These are interest groups.
What are groups of people that share a common interest that motivates them to take political action?
400
These are the requirements for being a Senator.
What is you have to be at least 30, live in the state you represent and live here for at least 9 years?
400
This is the elastic clause.
What is the clause in the Constitution that states that Congress can make laws necessary and proper for carrying out its duties?
500
This is eminent domain and the catch that goes with it.
What is the power of the government to take personal property to benefit the public and they have to pay fair market value for it?
500
This is the eighth amendment.
What is excessive bail shall not be required and bans cruel and unusual punishment?
500
This is the draft, who has to sign up, and how they do it.
What is required military service, men 18 and older, and have to register with the selective service?
500
These are the requirements for being President.
What is you have to be at least 35, a natural born citizen and a US resident for at least 14 years?
500
This is the Supreme Court.
What is the highest court in the US that hears cases from the losing side after they've been to the court of appeals and hears cases that involve important constitutional or public interest issues?