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UNIT 1 - Citizenship
UNIT 2 - Civic Engagement
Unit 3 - Elections
Unit 4 - The Federal Government
Unit 8 - Foundations of Government
100
No person can be denied life, liberty, or property without this.
What is due process of law?
100
In this election, voters choose their leaders.
What is a general election?
100
the names of the two major political parties in the United States today.
What are Democratic and Republican?
100
This is where the qualifications for becoming president are set forth.
What is the Constitution?
100
The U.S. federal system of government was established by this document.
What is the Constitution?
200
a strict division between religion and government
What is separation of church and state?
200
It is the most important opportunity for citizens to participate in government.
What is voting?
200
ran as a third-party presidential candidate in 1992 going up against George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
What was Ross Perot?
200
each state establishing it's own marriage laws is an example of this type of power.
What are reserved powers?
200
the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
300
refers potential laws directly to the people, who then vote on them
What is a referendum?
300
the government can prevent an act of free speech if it is linked to an unlawful act.
What is the clear-and-present-danger rule?
300
Voting for all of the candidates of one political party.
What is voting straight ticket?
300
This is what will not happen if the Senate refuses to approve a treaty recommended by the president.
What is the treaty not being approved?
300
This document addressed colonial concerns about British policies.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
400
You must be at least: 35 years old be a natural born citizen live in the U.S. for at least 14 years
What are the qualifications to be president?
400
selecting a representative sample of the population being surveyed.
What is a poll?
400
In 1912, this presidential candidate was denied the presidential nomination of the Republican Party and he instead ran on the Progressive Party's ticket.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
400
The following passage is an example of which presidential constitution power: On my orders, coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war. These are opening stages of what will be a broad and concerted campaign.
What is commander in chief.
400
Parliament eventually repealed the Stamp Act, which taxed goods such as newspapers and playing cards mainly due to this which means to refuse to buy or trade with.
What is boycotting British goods.
500
a method of selecting judges by having a committee of judges, lawyers, and citizens prepare a list of qualified candidates.
What is the Missouri Plan?
500
In the 2004 presidential election, the percentage of eligible citizens who actually voted.
What is 64 percent?
500
This propaganda technique involves words that sound good but have little meaning.
What is Glittering Generalities?
500
This is where local governments get their power from.
What is the states?
500
The document that was in place to govern the U.S. prior to the Constitution, which called no executive or judicial branches.
What is the Articles of Confederation?