Documents
This was the document that freed us from Great Britain and lists our natural rights.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
If you chose not to be part of a political party, you are this.
What is an independent?
Name one example of propaganda techniques that both incumbents and challengers use during elections.
What are mudslinging, glittering, emotional appeals, coattails, plain folks, transfer and/ or bandwagon/ testimonials/ endorsements?
This is how many Senators there are overall.
What is 100?
This compromise was removed once slavery was abolished. It had to do with counting slavery as only part of the population for the representation in the House of Representatives.
What was the 3/5ths Compromise?
This was our first government. The document was too short and weak which was why our first government failed.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This is another name for approving a document.
What is to ratify or ratification?
These are the three types of elections.
What are primaries, general elections and special elections?
To be president, this is the age that you need to be.
What is 35 years old?
The Green Party and Kanye West's Birthday Party are examples of these that are not Democrats or Republicans.
What are third parties?
This is both the name of the introduction to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
This is another name for a democracy where people vote for representatives who vote on their behalf.
What is a republic?
This is a question on a ballot that asks you to vote on an issue and not a person.
What is a referendum?
This is how long Supreme Court justices serve.
What is for life or until they retire/die?
This compromise created a government made of two houses for our Congress, or a bicameral Congress.
What is the Great Compromise or the Connecticut Compromise?
This was the document that Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay wrote to support the passing of the Constitution and to have a strong national government.
What is the Federalist Papers?
This term means that all government power comes from the consent of the people/governed.
What is popular sovereignty?
This is a meeting like Iowa does during a primary in which political party members of a state meet to choose their candidate.
What is a caucus?
This is the person who takes over in the line of succession after the President and the Vice President.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
This Enlightenment thinker came up with the idea of separation of powers.
Who is Montesquieu?
This is the document where Anti-Federalists voiced their concerns with the Constitution and demanded a Bill of Rights.
What is Brutus 1?
This means that the national or central government shares power with the states.
What is federalism?
This is how many electoral votes Wisconsin has, how many are needed to win and how many there are overall.
What is 10 for Wisconsin, 270 to win and 538 in total?
This is the term in the judicial branch for the ability of a court to hear a case.
What is jurisdiction?
Fill in the blanks for the political spectrum:
If you are on the left you are _____________.
If you are in the middle you are ____________.
If you are on the right you are _____________.
What are liberal, moderate and conservative?