In the judicial branch, Supreme Court judges serve this long.
What is a lifetime?
100
That which is best for the largest number of people is this.
What is common good?
100
We the people are responsible for those that govern us in this form of government.
What is democracy?
100
Federal, state, and local are this.
What are the different levels of government?
200
The president is the head of this branch.
What is the executive branch?
200
The number of Senators per state is this.
What is two?
200
This is a system that ensures that one branch of government cannot completely control other branches, and keeps the president from becoming too powerful.
What is checks and balances?
200
This type of government has a written constitution.
What is constitutional government?
200
Located in NYC, it is an international organization that resolves disputes and promotes peace.
What is the United Nations?
300
This branch write new laws.
What is the legislative branch?
300
In the House of Representative, the number of members per state is based on this.
What is population?
300
This means that the government cannot treat you unfairly.
What is due process?
300
This form of government is headed by a king or queen.
What is constitutional monarchy?
300
Small city centered states are called this.
What is a city-state?
400
This branch is made of of two groups that are called the Congress.
What is the legislative branch?
400
The president serves this many years in a term.
What is 4 years?
400
This is when two political parties agree to work together.
What is bipartisanship?
400
Cuba are ruled by ONE person. They are this type of government.
What is dictatorship?
400
States that are independent of other states are this.
What is nation-states?
500
This branch includes the Supreme Court.
What is the judicial branch?
500
The president is also called this, as head of the armed services.
What is the commander in chief?
500
Nations who make agreements to work together become this.
What are allies?
500
China is controlled by the Communist party. They are this type of government.