This type of government has a single leader who controls the country through military force.
What is a dictatorship?
100
Article One of the Constitution gives power to this branch of the United States government.
What is the Legislative Branch?
100
The President of the United States serves this many years per term
What is four years?
100
This political party, founded in 1854, prefers a smaller government, less taxes, and toughening our countries immigration laws
What is the Republican Party?
100
This amendment provides Americans with freedom of speech, religion, press, and assembly.
What is the first amendment?
200
This type of government is controlled by the people who elect representatives to represent them
What is a Republic?
200
Article Two of the Constitution gives power to this branch of the United States government.
What is the Executive Branch?
200
A member of the United States House of Representatives has to be this old to serve in Congress
What is twenty-five years?
200
This political party, founded in 1828, is pro-choice, cuts taxes for the working class, and wants equal marriage rights for all Americans
What is the Democratic (Democrat) party?
200
The Establishment Clause, written in 1791, is also known by this name
What is the separation of church and state?
300
This type of economy is controlled by the government and has limited options for citizens.
What is a command economy?
300
Article Three of the Constitution gives power to this branch of the United States government.
What is the Judicial Branch?
300
A member of the United States Senate has to be a citizen of the United States for this many years before they join Congress
What is nine years?
300
This term has been used to define redistricting that unfavorably benefits one party over another
What is gerrymandering?
300
This is the term used when you practice freedom of speech without actually speaking or writing anything down
What is symbolic speech?
400
The philosophers Thomas Hobbes and John Locke identified these three purposes of government
What are maintaining public order, protecting life and property, and providing public goods?
400
This term designates the relationship between the central and state governments of the United States.
What is federalism?
400
This American president expanded his power by creating new food and drug laws and creating the national park system.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
400
This political party, founded in 1971, encourages privacy from the government, strict enforcement of the constitution, and a free market economy
What is the Libertarian Party?
400
If the police see an illegal drug on your front seat they are allowed to search your car due to this law
What is plain view doctrine?
500
Throughout history, governments have had these two powers
What is a means of coercion and collecting revenue
500
The first government of the United States, the Articles of Confederation had many weaknesses. Name three.
1) Not being able to raise an army
2) Not being able to tax
3) States didn't have to follow laws and treaties
4) States had their own laws
5) No executive branch or national court system
6) All 13 states had to agree to change the law
500
The United States House of Representatives selects its members by population size. The state of California has this many Representatives.
What is 53 representatives?
500
In the United States, political parties provide a variety of different functions. Name four of those functions.
1) Nominate Candidates
2) Influence Policy
3) Unite Government
4) Create Balance
5) Inform Citizens
500
These rights are guaranteed to all Americans in the 5th amendment. Name the rights.
Right to a grand jury.
No Double Jeopardy
No Self-Incrimination
Right to Due Process
Eminent Domain