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Fundamental Principles
Citizenship
National Government
Virginia Government
Mixed Bag
100
Consent of the governed, limited government, rule of law, democracy, and representative government
What are the fundamental principles of American Constitutional Government?
100
An individual with certain rights and duties under a government and who, by birth or by choice, owes allegiance to that government.
What is a citizen?
100
This document defines the structure and powers of the United States Government.
What is the Constitution?
100
This document establishes the form of government of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
What is the Virginia Constitution?
100
Resources, goods and services, and money flow continuously among households, businesses, and markets in the U.S. economy.
What is economic (circular) flow?
200
The people are the source of any and all governmental power
What is consent of the governed?
200
The Two Means of Obtaining Citizenship
What is by birth or by naturalization?
200
The three branches of the United States Government
What are the legislative, judicial, and executive branch?
200
The number of branches in the state government of Virginia.
What is 3 (legislative, judicial, and executive)?
200
An incentive offered by banks and private financial institutions to encourage savings and investing.
What is interest rate on deposits?
300
This document guaranteed the rights of Englishmen to the colonists.
What is the charters of the Virginia Company of London?
300
Few rights, if any, are considered this.
What is absolute?
300
This branch makes the laws of the nation and approves the annual budget.
What is the legislative branch?
300
Executive Branch officers who are elected for 4 year terms of office.
Who is the lieutenant governor and the attorney general?
300
This person was our nation's third president and founded that other college in Virginia.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
This early document created a weak central government that could not tax or enforce laws
What is the Articles of Confederation?
400
Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition.
What is the 1st Amendment?
400
This branch executes the law of the land and appoints cabinet officers, ambassadors, and federal judges.
What is the executive branch?
400
The four levels of court that exercise judicial power.
What are the Supreme Court, Court of appeals, circuit courts, and district courts?
400

What is the role of media in campaigns?

Identifying Candidates, Emphasizing selected issues, broadcasting different points of view, writing editorials, op-ed pieces, and creating political cartoons

500
The number of total Amendments to the United States Constitution
What is 27?
500
Registering and voting, communicating with government officials, keeping informed about current issues, and respecting differing opinions in a diverse society.
What are responsibilities of citizenship?
500
When referring to separation of powers, this is how the judicial branch checks Congress.
What is declaring acts of Congress to be unconstitutional?
500
The division of power between the states and national government.
What is federalism?
500

This organization raises funds to give to candidates who share the same beliefs.

P.A.C.s (Political Action Committees)