The first principle of government, which focuses on the idea of supreme power or source of authority.
What is sovereignty?
100
Persons from other countries
What is an alien?
100
The U.S. Constitution protects the rights of the states to maintain and equip this group.
What is a militia?
100
A court order requiring that a person being held be
brought before the court to determine if that person is being held lawfully.
What is habeas corpus?
100
West Virginia voters normally cast their ballots in two types of elections.
What is primary and general elections?
200
The United States Constitution established a national government of three branches
What is the judicial, legislative, and executive branches?
200
An alien can become American citizens through this
process.
What is naturalization?
200
To prevent guns from being brought into schools, the Legislature passed this law in 1995.
What is Safe Schools law?
200
s a group of registered voters chosen to hear evidence in a legal case and to make a decision based on the evidence presented.
What is a juror?
200
Citizens may be asked to serve on either these type of jurys.
What is trial and grand jury?
300
The process known as a system of ______________ and _________________ is the fourth
principle of democratic government.
What is checks and balances?
300
Many of the rights of citizens are described in this Constitutional document.
What is Bill of Rights?
300
This document must be presented by a law enforcement
officer before the officer can legally enter the premises.
What is a search warrant?
300
Both the U.S. Constitution and the West Virginia constitution forbids this type of punishment.
What is cruel and unusual punishment?
300
Groups of individuals who are interested in one
particular issue.
What is special interest groups?
400
The second basic principle of American government.
What is a limited government?
400
A spoken statement made to harm a person’s character or reputation.
What is slander?
400
This power grants the government to take private land and use it for public use.
What is eminent domain?
400
No state
shall…deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
What is the Fourteenth Amendment?
400
Some special interest groups employ these people who present the views of their organizations to legislators
What is a lobbyist?
500
A federal system is one in which the ___________________ government and the ____________
governments share authority over the same territory and the same people.
What is a national government and state government?
500
A printed or published statement made to harm a person’s character or
reputation.
What is libel?
500
According to this law, a person is considered innocent until proven guilty.
What is Rights of the Accused?
500
West Virginia Senator played an important part in passing the 26th Amendment.
Who is Jennings Randolph?
500
The number of weeks citizens must register before an election in order to vote in that election.