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So Many Governments
Three Branches
It's the Law
Order in the Court
Hodge Podge
100

The system of government where power is shared between the central government and the state/local government.

What is federal?

100
The only requirement to be a judge in both the Supreme Court and the Federal Courts.
What is good behavior?
100
The type of law involved if a person insisted that another was responsible for paying for their hospital bills
What is civil law?
100

The power of the high court to declare a law as unconstitutional.

What is judicial review?

100

This is created by interest groups when they want to donate money to a candidate to help them win an election.

What is a Political Action Committee?

200

The form of government that is ruled by a few, usually wealthy.

What is oligarchy?

200
The branch of government that can write bills and raise taxes.
What is Legislative?
200
The committee that is created to reconcile the 2 different bills from the House and the Senate (because they must like identical).
What is conference committee?
200

The name of the (1) LOWEST court and the (2) HIGHEST court in Florida.

What is (1) county court and (2) supreme court?

200

The people who were against ratifying the Constitution because it did not protect the citizens from the powerful federal government (did not have a Bill of Rights).

Who are the Anti-Federalists?


300

The difference between a dictatorship and an absolute monarchy.

What is dictatorship gets power by force, but monarchy inherits power?

300
Two of the 3 qualifications of eligibility to become President of the United States.
What is (1) be at least 35 years old, (2) live in the US for at least 14 years, (3) be a natural-born citizen?
300
If the President disapproves of a bill, he/she can _____ it; Congress then can ________________ and then the bill will become law anyway.
What is veto, override veto?
300

The type of jury occurs BEFORE there is a trial, deciding if there is enough evidence to charge someone with a crime.

What is a grand jury?

300

Put these events in the correct number order in which they occurred: (1) Shays's Rebellion, (2)Articles of Confederation, (3) US Constitution, (4) Colonial Independence.

What is 4, 2, 1, 3?

400

Found in authoritarian governments, this economic system has little to no private ownership of property, the government makes all economic decisions, and citizens are obligated to work.

What is command economy (or communism)?

400
The branch that has to approve all Presidential nominations or appointments (ambassadors, executive departments, federal and Supreme Court judges).
What is the legislative branch?
400
The two types of laws that do not affect all US citizens; they only affect specific groups.
What is military law and juvenile law?
400

The landmark case that (1) made "separate but equal" the law of the land, and that (2) made "separate but equal illegal in public schools.

What is (1) Plessy v. Ferguson and (2) Brown v. Board of Education?


400

The right that is being violated if a person is given life in prison for running a stop light.

What is no cruel or unusual punishment?

500

The (1) system and (2) form of government that we have currently in the United States.

What is federal and representative democracy (or republic, or indirect democracy)?

500

The power to veto a bill is with the ____________, and the power to override a veto is with the ___________.

What is President (executive branch), Congress (legislative branch)?

500

Name 3 of the groups that can suggest ideas for a bill or legislation.

What is  citizen, the President, interest group, and a member of Congress?

500

Put the following numbers in order as found in a trial:

(1) opening statements, (2) jury instruction,         (3) closing arguments, (4) deliberation and verdict, (5) jury selection, (6) witness testimony and evidence



What is 5, 1, 6, 3, 2, 4?

500

The state equivalent to the President; the state equivalent to Congress.

What is the governor; what is the legislature?