Branches of Gov
Name the three branches of government
What is legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
In the United States, citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.
What is Representative Democracy?
What are natural rights?
What are life, liberty and property?
The number of years a president serves for.
What is four?
Established Judicial Review
What is Marbury vs. Madison?
What are the powers of three branches?
What is legislative makes laws, executive enforces the law, and judicial interprets the law?
Everyone gets to vote
What is direct democracy?
Document created by Pilgrims to establish self-government.
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The number of years old a president has to be.
What is 35 years old?
Made segregation in public school unconstitutional
What is Brown vs. Board of Education?
Has the power of judicial review
What is the Judicial Branch?
A group of people run the government
What is an oligarchy?
Argued that colonists should fight for their independence from Britain due to the king's harsh rule.
What is Common Sense by Thomas Paine?
The age for FLORIDA senate and House of Representatives
what is 21 years old?
Proved that students have the first amendment right to speak freely in school if it does not upset the learning environment
What is Tinker vs. Des Moines
The President assigns this person to represent the U.S. government to foreign governments
What is an ambassador?
Many small island nations or African tribes are set up where the citizens directly make all their decisions.
What is a Direct Democracy?
The punishment the king put into place for the Boston Tea Party.
The number of cabinet departments.
What is 15?
Case that decided the 2000 election.
What is the Bush vs. Gore?
This is a "check" that Congress has on the president when it comes to law making.
What is override a president's veto?
A government system that gives states the most power.
What is Confederal?
The idea that the government should give people a fair and speedy trial comes from this English document which limited the kings power.
What is the Magna Carta?
The total number of electoral votes.
What is 538?
This court case said not even the president is above the law.
What is U.S. vs. Nixon?