A percent of sales price that buyers pay to support the government
What is sales tax?
100
A group of people that make laws
What is legislature?
100
Meeting of delegates in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, which produced the new U.S. Constitution
What is Constitutional Convention?
100
The order in which officials fill the office of President in case of a vacancy
What is presidential succession?
100
Philosopher who believed that if the government stopped protecting you or violates your natural rights (life, liberty, and property) then you have a right to replace your government
What is John Locke?
200
A percent of a loan that is charged by your bank for the privilege of borrowing money now and repaying it later
What is interest?
200
A system law based on precedent and customs
What is common law?
200
Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
What is Great Compromise?
200
The official vote for president and vice president by electors in each state
What is electoral vote?
200
Philosopher who believed that people are generally good; wrote the Social Contract; that government places too many limits on people; individual rights above government
What is Rousseau?
300
Income remaining after all deductions are made to gross income
What is net income?
300
Freedoms people possess relating to life,liberty, and property
What is natural rights?
300
The agreement by which the number of each state's representatives in Congress would be based on a count of all the free people plus three-fifths of the slaves
What is Three Fifths Compromise?
300
Group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public policy
What are political parties?
300
Philosopher who wrote the Spirit of Government; had idea of separation in government (Legislative, Executive, Judicial)
What is Montesquieu?
400
A percent of property value that property-owners pay to support the government
What is property tax?
400
The theory that a country should sell more goods to other countries than it buys
What is mercantilism?
400
Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government
What is federalist?
400
A group pardon to individuals that have committed an offense against the government
What is amnesty?
400
Philosopher who believed in free expression; wrote the Candide
What is Voltaire?
500
A subtraction from gross income
What is deduction?
500
Acceptance of other groups, such as religious groups
What is toleration?
500
The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution, containing a list of individual rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
What is Bill of Rights?
500
An agreement made between the President and a head of state
What is executive agreement?
500
British feminist of the eighteenth century who argued for women's equality with men, even in voting, in her 1792 "Vindication of the Rights of Women."