Court Cases
Departments and Agencies
Purposes of Government
Types of Government
Due Process
100
Police must tell a citizen his/hers rights when under arrest. What court case made this happen?
What is Miranda v. Arizona
100
Develops and executes policy on farming, agriculture, and food. Includes Forest Service, Farm Service Administration. What is it?
What is Department of Agriculture
100
Setting up jail to keep criminals out, what is it?
What is maintaining social oder
100
What government is ruled by the people?
What is Democracy
100
What must the police have to search your home?
What is a search warrant
200
Which case gave the judicial branch more power?
What is Marbury v Madison
200
Initiated by Washington and created by Congress as Department of War in the first Cabinet. Coordinates and supervises all functions of government relating to national security and military defense. What is it?
What is department of defence
200
Increasing property tax because the government need money. What is it?
What is making economic decisions
200
Fill in the blank. A ________ votes on issues.
What is direct democracy
200
Which jury decides if your are innocent or gulty
What is petit jury
300
School officials can search a students locker as long as there is a reasonable cause. Which case is this?
What is New Jersey v. TLO
300
Initiated by Washington and created by Congress as Department of War in the first Cabinet. Coordinates and supervises all functions of government relating to national security and military defense. What is it?
What is department of commerce
300
Name all 4 purposes of government
What is MSO PPS PNS MED
300
What are the 2 parts of parliamentary democracy?
What is executive and legislative
300
Fill in the blank. The accused are given their _______, where they are told their charges.
What is the writ of habeas corpus
400
Which case extended the protection of the right to "assistance of counsel"?
Gideon v Wainwright
400
Independent intelligence agency of US government. Gathers information and conducts covert operations. Head reports to President. What is it?
What is Central Intelligence Agency
400
Making a treaty with Mexico so we know they will help us if we need them. What is it?
What is Providing national Security
400
Name the 4 types of Authoritarian governements
What is totalitarian dictatorship, absolute monarchy, oligarchy, and communism
400
What can a guilty person do if they think the decision the court made was a mistake?
What is appeal
500
Name the 3 cases related to the 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment.
What is Tinker v DesMoines, New Jersy v TLO, and Miranda v Arizona
500
Administers policy on veterans benefits for veterans, their families, and their survivors. What is it?
What is Department of Veteran Affairs
500
Name 3 examples that you have not seen previously about the purposes of government.
Up to teacher
500
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the authoritarian government?
A- decision making is quicker because fewer people are involved in the process. D- a lack of individual freedoms or if teacher thinks another answer said was correct
500
What does the term acquitted mean?
What is found not guilty in a court of law