Vocabulary
Political Participation
Our Democratic Government
Foreign Policy
Bill of Rights
100
This process helps us remove political officers such as the president or representatives that we think are doing a bad job.
What is impeachment
100
This party is the party of President Obama, is represented by the donkey, and believes in a larger distribution of the nations wealth to poor people.
What is the democratic party.
100
The representatives each state has in our congress is based on this statistic.
What is population
100
This political organization consists of many different countries all over the world who are bound by a treaty to help keep world peace.
What is the United Nations.
100
This freedom is protected in our first amendment, and allows us to protest.
What is the freedom of Assembly.
200
This is a tax on imported goods.
What is a tariff.
200
This party favors a strong state government rather than the national government, is represented by the elephant, and was the party of George W. Bush.
What is The Republican party.
200
This process is a way we make changes to our democratic government by making CHANGES to our NATIONAL LAWS
What is constitutional amendments.
200
What can one country do to punish the other countries economy when they are fighting?
What are tariffs.
200
The bill of rights is the first ten of these in our constitution.
What are Amendments.
300
This political organization allows citizens to run for government.
What is a political party.
300
This role of political parties allows us to run for President of the United States.
What is a chance to take part in government.
300
This is a process in which we change our democratic government by bringing questionable laws up for legal debate.
What is court decisions.
300
This person is the member of the President's Cabinet, and helps advise him on how to deal with other countries
What is the Secretary of State.
400
This organization is used to elect only the president. Each State has a different amount of these based on its POPULATION.
What is the Electoral College?
400
This form of political participation allows us to let our government know when we are unhappy.
What is signing petitions, having peaceful protests. demonstrating ext.
400
This is how our government gets money from us. Refusing to pay these is Illegal and we will get put in prison.
What are taxes.
400
This alliance was made during the "Cold War" to prevent the spread of Communism, and still prevents wars today. It consists of Countries in Western Europe, the United States, and Canada.
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
400
The fifth amendment states that nobody can be detained for a long period of time without a trial. What is the legal term for this Amendment.
What is Due process.
500
This person serves as a representative for our national government. His / her term is six years, and there are only two per state.
What is a senator.
500
This is a place where we talk about the problems that need to be addressed within our town or city.
What is a town meeting or public hearing.
500
These votes are only used during presidential elections
What are electoral votes
500
This tactic is used for diplomats (international affairs representatives) to talk problems out instead of fighting.
What is Diplomacy.
500
The 6th Amendment allows us to have a "Speedy and Public" Trial. For it to be public, these people can broadcast it.
What are news stations.