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Economic Basics
Types & Systems of Government
Constitutional Principles
America's Beginning
Randomly Random
100
"The government makes all economic decisions"
Command Economy
100

Rule by one person who holds all control and power

Dictatorship

100
“Power is divided and shared between the local, state, and national government”
Federalism
100
What group of people tried to prevent the US Constitution from becoming ratified?
Anti Federalists
100

Which branch is in charge of making laws?

Legislative

200
“Economic decisions are determined by prior customs—usually associated with agricultural societies”
Traditional Economy
200

Type of government in which each person in a country has a direct say in all decisions made by the government. 

Direct Democracy

200
“People are the ultimate source of the government's power aka ‘People Power’”
Popular Sovereignty
200
What was the name of America’s first government that eventually was replaced?
Articles of Confederation
200

What word describes “Changes or additions made to the Constitution”?

Amendments

300

“Economic decisions are decided through the interaction of buyers and sellers and supply and demand”

Market Economy

300
In this type of government a king or queen rules and power is handed down through the family.

Absolute monarchy

300
“Government power is divided between the legislative, executive, and judicial branches”
Separation of Powers
300
What is the name of the document that officially freed the 13 colonies from England?
Declaration of Independence
300

Which house of Congress is based on the population of each state?

House of Representatives

400

“An economy that is a combination of market and command forces”

Mixed Economy

400

“Type of democracy whereby the citizens elect others to run the government and make the decisions for the country”

Representative Democracy

400
“Each branch has the ability to prevent other branches from becoming too powerful”
Checks and Balances
400
What is the name of the list of liberties added (amended) to the Constitution in order to help ratify the document?
Bill of Rights
400

“Type of democracy that allows the people to choose both the legislative branch and the executive branch”

Presidential Democracy

500

What vocabulary concept describes: “What you give up when you make a decision”?

Opportunity Cost

500

“Type of democracy whereby the people elect the legislative branch, and the legislative branch chooses the executive”

Parliamentary Democracy

500
“Courts have the power to look over government actions/laws and determine whether they are constitutional”
Judicial Review
500
Which court case established judicial review, thus defining the Supreme Court’s power?
Marbury v. Madison
500

“This clause allows the national government to make laws that aren’t necessarily stated in the Constitution”

Necessary and Proper Clause (aka the Elastic Clause)