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Federalism
Declaration of Independence/ AOC
Elections & Voting
Media & Bias
Miscellaneous
100

Federal

_______

Local

State

100

What is the name of the Introduction to the Declaration of Independence?

Preamble

100

What are the two major political parties in the United States?

Democratic and Republican

100

The media acts as a ___________ while monitoring the government.

Watchdog
100

The amount of Electoral College votes a state gets is based on their ________________

Population

200

Which level of government is in charge of our Armed Forces?

Federal government

200
What did the Quartering Act do?

Forced American colonists to house and feed British soldiers.

200

To win an presidential election, a candidate must obtain at least ______ Electoral college votes

270 electoral college votes

200

The statue of liberty is a __________ of New York City.

Symbol

200

Which of the following people can be President?

a)Rob is 29 years old and was born in Tampa, FL.

b)Patricio is 44 years old and is a Naturalized citizen.

c)Laura is 60 years old and was born in New York City.

d)Maverick is 50 years old and was born in L.A, but moved to Canada at the age of 10.

c) Laura

300

Powers that are listed in our Constitution and can only be used by our Federal government are known as ________ powers.

D.E.E (Delegated, Expressed, Enumerated) 

300

Which event led to the Articles of Confederation being discarded?

Shay's Rebellion
300

Political advertisements, rallies, and fundraising are all examples of how candidates __________.

Campaign 

300

What is public opinion?

What most people in a country/society are thinking about a particular topic or event.

300

For which of the following government positions can a 28 year old Naturalized citizen run for:

a)Senator

b)Member of the House of Representatives

c)President

d)Governor of California

b) Member of the House of Representatives.

400

Which level of government is in charge of public transportation?

Local government

400

Under the Articles of Confederation, which level of government retained almost all power?

States/State government.
400

What are primary elections for?

If there is more than one candidate in the political party, they must go up against each other in the Republican primary election or the Democrat primary election.
400

What is Propaganda used for?

To scare, anger, or cause other emotions on people to make them dislike a particular group or make them act on something.
400
Which U.S State gets the most Electoral College votes?
California 
500

Why is Federalism a good system of government?

It prevents government tyranny/it distributes power among different levels of government.

500

The Townshend Act put taxes on _______ (Name 2 products)

Paint, lead, glass, paper.

500

Which of the following groups was the last to get the right to vote?

a)poor white men  

b)black men

c)chinese men

d)white women

d)white women (all women) 19th Amendment
500

Besides voting and peacefully protesting, what are other ways in which individuals can hold the government accountable?

Running for office/Petitioning the government

500

Why did King George III place taxes on American colonists? Must be very specific, mention every detail.

To pay for the debt accrued during the French & Indian War.