Foundational Documents
What document officially declared to the World that the United States was separating from Great Britain?
What is the Declaration of Independence?
The idea that the people hold the ultimate power...
What is Popular Sovereignty?
What are the two bodies of Congress called?
What is the House of Representatives and Senate?
This person is the head of the executive branch.
Who is the President?
This is the highest court in the United States.
What is the Supreme Court?
This quote comes from... "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
What is the Declaration of Independence?
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
What is Checks + Balances?
This body of Congress has the authority to write bills that raise revenue through taxes
What is the House of Reps?
The President has the power to do this to a bill, preventing it from becoming law.
What is a Veto?
This is the second level of Federal Court who operates totally out of Appellate Jurisdiction.
What is Circuit Court (of Appeals)?
The name of the first Constitution of the United States.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments
What is Federalism?
What percentage of the House is up for re-election every two years?
What is 100%?
The President is required to give this address to Congress annually.
What is the State of the Union Address?
This is the first level of Federal Court that operates strictly from Original Jurisdiction.
What is District Court?
What is the Constitution?
The idea that certain restrictions should be placed on government to protect the natural rights of citizens.
What is Limited Government?
Senators serve terms of this length.
What is 6 years?
The president hosting a foreign King or Queen is an example of what Presidential role?
What is Chief of State?
This Supreme Court case upheld racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
The first 10 amendments are usually referred to as...
A philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people.
What is Republicanism?
The number of representatives each state has in the House is determined by this
What is State Population?
The President preparing the annual budget request for Congress to approve is an example of which Presidential role?
What is Economic Planner?
This Supreme Court decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and ended school segregation.
What is Brown v Board of Education?