Government Basics
This type of democracy lets people vote directly on laws.
What is a direct democracy
The number of states needed to approve the Constitution.
What is nine?
Britain stopped this "hands-off" policy after the French and Indian War.
What is salutary neglect?
This person leads the U.S. Senate.
Who is the Vice President?
These 10 amendments protect your basic freedoms.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This document explains how the U.S. government is set up.
What is the Constitution?
This is the process where someone born outside the U.S. becomes a citizen.
What is naturalization?
This 3-part system moved goods and slaves across the Atlantic.
What is the triangular trade?
This is the president’s power to reject a bill.
What is a veto?
These protect your freedom of speech, religion, and assembly.
What are civil liberties?
The idea that the most popular choice wins in a vote.
What is majority rule?
A serious crime like robbery or murder.
What is a felony?
This peaceful group believed in equality and fairness.
Who are the Quakers?
The number of justices on the Supreme Court.
What is nine?
This clause says the government can't create an official religion.
What is the establishment clause?
The three main purposes of government are to keep order, protect people, and do this.
What is provide services?
Police must have this before making an arrest.
What is probable cause?
These were the main reasons people moved to the colonies.
What are money, religion, and land?
This clause lets Congress stretch its powers if needed.
What is the necessary and proper clause?
This Latin phrase means you must be told why you're being arrested.
What is habeas corpus?
This early plan for the U.S. government had a weak central authority.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
These are the things citizens are legally required to do.
What are civic duties?
The first permanent English colony in North America.
What is Jamestown?
This case gave the courts the power of judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
The 24th Amendment banned this unfair cost to vote.
What is a poll tax?