Forms of Government
Power to the People
What is a Democracy
Which branch of government did the Articles of Confederation have?
What is legislative
Bicameral meaning
What is two houses
First Amendment
Freedom of Religion, assembly, petition, press,speech
WHat gets wet while drying?
What is a towel
Natural Rights according to John Locke
What are Life,Liberty,Property
How many votes did each state have in the Articles of Confederation?
What is one vote per state
Group that insisted on adding a Bill of Rights
Who are the Anti-Federalists?
bans the poll tax
What is the 24th Amendment
What belongs to you, but everyone else uses it?
What is your name
Government in which religious leaders are in control
What is a Theocracy
What does Unicameral mean?
Branch of government that interprets laws
What is judicial branch
Allows government to tax on income
What is the 16th Amendment?
Two in a corner, one in a room, zero in a house, but one in a shelter. What am I?
What is the letter R
The government of an entire country
What is federal
To have absolute power in your region.
What is sovereignty
3/5 Compromise
Counted 3 out of every 5 "other people" towards representation, but had to pay taxes on them
Allows you to sue other citizens with a jury
What is 7th Amendment
Forward, I am heavy; backward, I am not. What am I?
What is a ton
people in a society agree to give up some of their freedom in exchange for protection of their natural rights by a government
What is a social contract
Name 3 weaknesses of the Articles of Confederations
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In charge of intrastate trade
Who are the states
Allows the people to directly vote for senators
WHat is 17th amendment
What word is pronounced the same if you take away four of its five letters?
What is Queue