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Amendments
100

What word do we use for the institution created by a society to create and enforce public policies?

Government

100

What compromise at the Constitutional convention divided congress into 2 houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives?

The Great Compromise

100

Who takes over if the President dies or resigns from office?

Vice President

100

The US presidential election is determined by the people and the what?

Electoral College

100

This Amendment permitted women the right to vote in 1920.

19th.

200

Which theory of the origins of government hold that government was created as an extension of family ties?

Evolution Theory

200

What is the responsibility of the Legislative Branch

Make laws

200
The 2 main political parties in the US are Republicans and what?

Democrats

200

A poll tax required prospective voters to do what?

Pay to vote

200
This amendment gives you the right to peaceably assemble.

1st

300

This type of government exerts complete power over the population even controlling their thoughts and most intimate private lives.

Totalitarian Government

300

Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws?

Judicial branch

300

What is the name of this Class?

US Government 

300

The following is an example of a delegated/reserved/concurrent power?

Chartering Banks and corporations

Concurrent

300

Under which amendment to the Constitution are the powers of the Constitution Delegated to the Fed government and reserved to the State Government?

10th

400

Form of government where the power is held by the people.  All citizens vote on every decision made by the government.

Direct Democracy

400

Which branch is responsible for enforcing the laws?

Executive Branch

400

What is the name of the system that keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful over another.

Checks and balances

400

The following is an example of a delegated/reserved/concurrent power?

Establishing local governments

reserved

400

When you choose to not testify against yourself you are considered to be invoking your right under which amendment?

5th

500

Form of government where power is held by one person.  This person controls the whole government.

Autocracy

500

Which compromise from the Constitutional Convention settled the dispute on how the were going to count the slave population.  

Three-Fifths Compromise.

500

Under the Constitution each state has how many Senators and how many representatives

2 Senators 

Representatives based on population

500

The following is an example of a delegated/reserved/concurrent power?

Printing Money

Delegated

500

You are protected by the ______ amendment against unreasonable searches and seizures.

4th