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Government Leaders
Taxes
Amendments
Federalism
Economy
100
Nebraska Senior Senator
What is Ben Nelson
100
Money requested by the Government and paid by the people and businesses
Tax
100
Freedom of Speech, Press, Religion, Assembly, Petiton the gov't
First Amendment
100
Powers listed word for word in the constitution
Expressed Powers
100
Debt limit increased by $2 trillion
Step one in the Debt Ceiling Deal
200
Nebraska Junior Senator
What is Mike Johanns
200
Charged to a person or a business then passed on to another to cover the tax
Indirect Tax
200
No housing of troops in home without consent of the owner
3rd Amendment
200
Powers denined to the National Government
Can't tax exports, and can't violate the Bill of Rights
200
Pell Grants are protected
Debt Ceiling Deal Step Two
300
Nebraska District 3 Representative
What is Adrain Smith
300
What gives the Congress the power to tax
Article 1 in the Constitution
300
States and Local gov't can make their own laws as long as those laws don't violate the U.S. Constitution
10th Amendment
300
State Powers " Reserved Powers"
-Control state trade - Permit local gov't -Set up school districts - Conduct elections - Control liquor sales and consumption - Grant Licenses
300
Total National Debt
$14 Trillion
400
Senate Speaker
What is Harry Reid
400
Business Tax minus deductions and exemptions
Corporation Income Tax
400
Right to a jury trial in civil court
7th Amendment
400
Terrtitory regulated statehood and submits a state constitution
Admitting new state
400
Our Debt is funded in two ways
Treasury Bonds, and borrowing against ourselves
500
House Minority Speaker
What is Nancy Pelosi
500
Tax on gas. liquor, airline tickets, phones, internet, goods, etc.
Excise tax
500
No cruel or unusual punishment by authorities, no excessive bail
8th Amendment
500
Powers denied to the states
treaties, alliances, print/coin $, deny due process
500
Money owed in one fiscal year
Deficit