Government Structure
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Civics Gumbo
100
This is the branch of government that makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
100
We don't have direct election of presidents. Instead, this is the name given to the method of how presidents are elected.
What is the Electoral College?
100
These are the characteristics of this branch of government.
What is the legislative branch?
100
Analysis of the photo seen here shows us advances in this field.
What is technology?
100
Freedom of speech, the press, assembly, and the right to petition the Government for a redress of grievances are all included in this amendment.
What is the First Amendment?
200
This level of government contains the General Assembly, can raise revenue by taxation, makes laws for the commonwealth, has a circuit court, and is headed by the governor.
What is the state government?
200
In elections, it's the job of this group to provide an unbiased look at the candidates, evaluate campaign speeches, literature, and advertisements, and to detect bias.
Who is the media?
200
Analyze the chart. If demand is high, this is what supply must be.
What is low?
200
Analysis of this type of order, number 9066, which was handed down by President Franklin Roosevelt at the beginning of World War II, shows us thousands of Japanese-Americans were placed into internment camps: all without any Congressional approval.
What is an executive order?
200
This is the economic system being used when the government builds a highway connecting two mid-sized American cities.
What is the command system?
300
According to this chart, this is who the cabinet members report to.
Who is the president?
300
This is one of the responsibilities of citizenship, but you have to register to do it.
What is voting?
300
According to this chart, this is the industry most likely to hire high school students.
What is the leisure and hospitality industry?
300
The Fifth Amendment states, in part, "... nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb ..." This is what that means.
What is you cannot be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy)?
300
In the state court system, when a defendant loses a criminal case, but later discovers new evidence, this is the court where that case may be appealed.
What is the circuit court?
400
This is what happens to a bill after one house of Congress has voted to approve it.
What is it goes to the other house of Congress?
400
Of positive or negative, it's the feeling portrayed here about the upcoming presidential election.
What is negative?
400
The image seen here represents this system of government.
What is federalism?
400
Analysis of the picture seen here shows that these economics students are learning about this.
What is personal finance?
400
People being the source for any and all government power is this fundamental political principle.
What is consent of the governed?
500
The power of this body is to determine if a law or an executive order is Constitutional or not.
What is the Supreme Court?
500
Recruiting candidates, educating the electorate about campaign issues, and helping candidates win elections are the functions of these groups.
What are political parties?
500
This is the branch of government being blamed for high gas prices in this political cartoon.
What is the executive branch?
500
An expert analyzing your career planning will tell you that the first step is this.
What is self-assessment?
500
This is the type of business ownership with the least amount of liability.
What is a corporation?