Federal Government
What is the "lower house" of the U.S. Congress?
House of Representatives
What is another name for the first ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
The Bill of Rights
What famous form of government ruled over the city-state of ancient Athens?
Democracy
What is the more conservative of America's two major political parties?
The Republican Party
What is the name of the legislative branch of North Carolina?
The General Assembly
What is a veto?
When the President rejects a piece of legislation passed by Congress.
What must be obtained before police can search an individual's residence or person?
A warrant.
What is the name of the English legislative body that influenced the Founding Fathers?
The Parliament of the United Kingdom.
What is the document that lays out a political party's main ideas to potential voters?
Political Platform
What power gives the NC Governor the ability to suspend certain civil rights and restrict the movement of NC citizens?
State of Emergency Declaration
Which branch of the U.S. Federal government is mostly in charge of foreign policy?
The Executive Branch (i.e. the President).
Which level of government primarily controls the process of voting in the United States?
State government
What is another name for the idea that the people should rule themselves, not hereditary monarchs or nobles?
Popular Sovereignty
Who elects the President of the United States?
The Electoral College
Who is the current governor of the state of NC?
Roy Cooper
What is Judicial Review?
The power to declare a law Constitutional or unconstitutional.
Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution forbids forcing criminal defendants to incriminate themselves in an interrogation? (Hint: The Miranda Rights are partially based on this Amendment).
The Fifth Amendment
What document organized the first government of the United States?
The Articles of Confederation.
What was used to prevent African Americans from voting during the Jim Crow era?
Literacy Tests, Violence, Poll Taxes
Along with the Lieutenant Governor, the NC Governor must share power with a group of elected officials called what?
The Council of State
Name at least one member of the sitting Supreme Court.
Clarence Thomas, Sonia Sotomayor, John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, Elena Kagan, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Samuel Alito, Ketanji Brown, Jackson
Which Constitutional Amendment guaranteed African American men the right to vote?
The 15th Amendment.
Name one of the important governing bodies that ruled over ancient Sparta.
Gerousia, Diarchy, Ephors
What is a Super PAC?
An organization founded by wealthy financiers and corporations to spend secretly/anonymously on U.S. election campaigns.
Who is the current Lieutenant Governor of the state of North Carolina?
Mark Robinson