Constitution
People that supported ratifying the U.S. Constitution and having a strong national government.
What is Federalists
A group of people that are elected to make laws.
What is a Legislature
The official form that is provided to voters so they can cast their vote is called?
What is a Ballot
A judge's ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a similar case at a later time. (Same crime gets same time)
What is precedent
Also will accept common law or case law, but precedent is the correct answer.
Our first plan of government after separating from England was called the ___________________. It provided a weak national government with very little power and strong sovereign states governments that held most of the power.
What is the Articles of Confederation
The power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the US Constitution is called ____________?
What is Judicial Review
A detailed written plan for government that establishes the rules for government is called a _________
What is a Constitution
Having two separate lawmaking bodies called houses.
What is Bicameral
Messages that use biased or misleading ideas, information, or rumors to influence opinion and often elections are called ________________________?
Propaganda
A local city law is called a/an _____________________?
What is an Ordinance
A form of government where a single person holds absolute power, often obtained through force or coercion (e.g., North Korea).
What is dictator or dictatorship
Other answers accepted: totalitarian or authoritarian
A system in which each branch of government can check or limit the power of the other two branches is called?
What is Checks and Balances
The opening section of the Constitution is called? This is the first paragraph.
What is the Preamble
Supreme Court case that made segregation "separate but equal" legal in the United States leading to increasing segregation laws in the Southern states.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
The 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote. This was called Women's _______________. This is the word that means right to vote.
What is Suffrage
State of Florida laws are called _____________
What is Statutes
A form of government with a King or Queen that has limited power due to having a legislative body and having to follow a Constitution.
Constitutional Monarchy
An agreement among people in a society with their government.
Social Contract
Powers the Constitution does not give to the federal government but sets aside/saves for the states are called?
What is Reserved Powers
Southern segregation laws post civil war discriminating against African Americans were called ____________________?
What is Jim Crow Laws
A person's beliefs about another person or group that may not be based on facts and may affect the person's judgement is called a _____________?
What is Bias
Putting someone on trial for a crime the person was previously found not guilty of is called ______________________?
What is Double Jeopardy
A form of government in which a written plan of government has authority to place clearly recognized limits on the powers of the government and those who govern.
What is a Constitutional form of government
An uprising of Massachusetts farmers who did not want to lose their farms because of debt caused by heavy state taxes after the American Revolution to pay for the war debt.
What is Shay's Rebellion
Powers the Constitution lists and grants to the federal government are called:
Will also accept enumerated powers or expressed powers
The "Elastic Clause" of the Constitution that gives Congress vast power is called?
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause
The idea that the power lies with the people. (Power to the People)
What is Popular Sovereignty
A notice directing someone to appear in court because they are being sued to answer a complaint or charge is called.
What is a Summons
A form of government in which religious leaders rule the people is call a/an ____________________.
What is a Theocracy
An order a higher court issues to a lower court to obtain the records of a particular case under review is called ____________________.
What is Writ of Certiorari