The ability to make laws, enforce laws, interpret laws is not combined into one person, but rather divided into different groups
What is separation of powers?
100
For the US Constitution, the first step in the amendment process.
What is propose?Come up with an idea
100
The lowest court in the Federal Court System? What is the specific name of this court?
What is district court?
100
In the federal government, this branch has the power to declare war.
What is Congress?
100
Examples of these types of groups are the National Rifle Association (NRA), the Sierra Club, AARP, Mothers Against Drunk Driving. What are the specific names for these groups?
What is a special interest group?
200
This colonial document presented the idea of self-government
What is the Mayflower Compact?
200
Amendment that abolish slavery
What is the 13th amendment?
200
The length of time one can remain a federal judge and/or Supreme Court justice.
What is for life, as long as they have good behavior?
200
Powers that are shared between the federal and state governments (making laws, taxes, establish courts...).
What is concurrent powers?
200
What should you read first when faced with a chart or a table in the EOC?
What is the title of the table or chart?
300
The agreement between the people and the government; the people agree to give up some of their freedoms and follow government's laws and in exchange government agrees to protect the rights of the people.
What is social contract? or consent of the governed?
300
This amendment defines who is a citizen.
What is the 14th Amendment?
300
The type of court that the US and the FL Supreme Court are.
What is an appellate court?
300
During the EOC, when faced with a multiple choice question, what words should you highlight with the text highlighting tool?
What are key words?
300
A person hired by an interest group to influence members of Congress to write laws the interest group cares about. (Hint: Think about the first floor of a hotel. :))
What is a lobbyist?
400
No leader, no ability to collect national taxes, no ability to raise an army, no national courts, nearly impossible to ammend
What is the Articles of Confederation?
400
The five freedoms in the 1st amendment.
What is speech, religion, petition, assembly, and press?
400
The impact of the landmark Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright.
What is no person can be denied an attorney if they cannot afford one?
400
The part of the US Constitution that gives states their reserved powers. (hint: The answer is an amendment). It says that all of the powers not in the Constitution are reserved to the states
What is the 10th Amendment?
400
What is propaganda?
Communication intended to influence people to support or oppose an issue or person.
500
What is your best friend DURING the EOC test?
Answer: eliminator tool
500
This amendment made it illegal to charge people a poll tax in order to vote.
What is the 24th Amendment?
500
This landmark case made "separate but equal" and therefore segregation legal, AND then this later landmark case made "separate but equal" in schools illegal.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson, and Brown v. Board of Education?
500
Who is the head of the executive branch at the federal? Who is the head of the executive branch at the state level?
What is president, and governor?
500
Three of the four ways an individual can influence the government. (Think about a citizen's responsibilities.)
What is voting, attending civic meetings, running for office, and petitioning the government?