Constitutions
4 Historic Documents
Declaration of Independence
State/Fed Courts
Systems of Govt
100

7 articles

US Constitution

100
This document sets the precedent for self govt in America

Mayflower Compact

100

1st part of Declaration of Independence is called 

Preamble 

100

# of judges in US Supreme Court 

9

100

USA

federal 

200

Supremacy Clause

US Constitution

200

Battle of Runnymeade--1215

Magna Carta 

200

Life, liberty, and ______

Pursuit of happiness 

200

lowest level of court for the state of Florida

county trial court 

200

New Zealand's leader was recently selected after her party take control of the governing body.  

Parliamentary 

300

Article 1--Declaration of Rights 

Florida 

300

Every thing that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, 'TIS TIME TO PART.

Common Sense

300

#1 grievance/complaint of colonists

taxation without representation

300

Federal judge is murdered b/c of his ruling on a recent case

District trial court 

300

Kim Jung-Un has been the dictator of North Korean since 2011.

Unitary

400
Article 5--How to amend the Constitution

US 

400

Parliament (not the king) is now the power in England

English Bill of Rights 

400

Govts get their powers from the consent of the ______

Governed 

400

final appeal of Brown vs. Board of Education

US Supreme Court

400

Waltersland is a loose alliance of states with no central government 

Confederal 

500

# of ways to amend the Florida constitution

5

500

Type of govt created from Mayflower Compact

Direct Democracy

500

When any form of govt becomes destructive it is the right of the people to alter/abolish it is called: 

Social contract

500

President refuses to turn over secret phone tapes made in the Oval Office

US Supreme Court 

500

Country B has a strong central govt and has a vote every 4 years for chief executive.  State govts have no individual power outside of what the central govt gives them.  

Unitary