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Foundations of Government & Beginnings of American Government
Constitution
Legislative Branch
Executive & Judicial Branches
All the Rest
100

Government where people elect others to represent them.

What is a 

Representative Democracy

100

The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. 

What is 

The Bill of Rights

100

Numbers of seats in the House

What is 

435

100

22nd Amendment does this

What is

limit presidential terms

100

The amendments that gave black men the right to vote and women the right to vote.

What are

the 15th (Black men) and the 19th (women)

200
Idea that people give up some power to the state.
What is


The Social Contract Theory

200

Alexander Hamilton wrote some of these essays to encourage ratification of the Consitution.

What are

The Federalist Papers

200

Redistribution of the seats in the House

What is

reapportionment

200

System used to elect the president.

What is

The Electoral College

200

Chief Executive of Florida

Who is

the Governor, Ron DeSantis

300
Document that establishes the United States as an Independent country and no longer colonies of Great Britain

What is

The Declaration of Independence

300

Powers that exist because of the expressed powers.

What are

Implied Powers

300
Term that means two houses.

What is

Bicameral

300

Length of term for Supreme Court Justices.

What is

Life

300

This is the process to become a citizen

What is

Naturalization

400

This created a bicameral legislature, with one house based on population and the other represented equally.

What is


The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)

400

These are the delegated powers

What are

Expressed, Implied, & Inherent Powers

400

It takes this to override a veto

What is 

A vote of 2/3 of both houses of Congress

400

As Chief Diplomat, the President deals with American Foreign Policy.  This is the purpose of American Foreign Policy.

What is

to exercise American influence around the world

400

Purpose of state and local government.

What is

take care of its citizens

500

No Power to tax, could not regulate trade between states, no power to force states to obey, and took all 13 to change anything.

What are

the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

500

The 6 principles (characteristics) of the Consitution.

What are

Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Separation of Powers, Checks & Balances, Judicial Review, and Federalism

500

Redistricting to benefit a party.

What is

Gerrymandering

500

Marbury v. Madison establishes this. And explain what it means. 

What is

Judicial Review; the Supreme Court's ability to declare laws unconstitutional.

500

A primary election does this.

What is

determines a party nominee