the majority of our historical and philosophical origins came from this nation
What is Great Britain?
100
a form of government in which power is concentrated in the hands of one individual or a small group
What is a dictatorship?
100
a system in which power rests almost entirely with the central/federal government
What is a unitary system?
100
typically on the political spectrum _______ are shown on the left while _______ are shown on the right
What is LIBERALS (left) and CONSERVATIVES (right)?
100
this agreement about slaves and representation in state population allowed ratification of the Constitution to move forward
What is the 3/5 Compromise?
200
the Declaration includes a long list of these before formally declaring our intent to separate from Great Britain
What is a long list of complaints against King George III?
200
a form of government in which a king or queen rules and authority and power is usually handed down to a family member
What is a monarchy?
200
a system in which most power rests with regional/state governments rather than the central government
What is a confederation system?
200
this end of the political spectrum generally calls for a more active federal government and higher taxes to fund programs
What is liberals / left?
200
to make and enforce public policy - laws, taxes, regulations, treaties - to establish the exercise of power and authority
What is the purpose of government?
300
this establishes the framework of government for our nation
What is the U.S. Constitution?
300
a form of government in which a single party controls power and the central government controls much of the business and decision making for the nation
What is communism?
300
a system in which power is divided and shared between the federal government and the regional/state governments and the federal level has more power
What is a federal system (federalism)?
300
currently in the United States the political party that is associated with more liberal views is the _______ Party while the political party associated with more conservative views in the _______ Party
What is DEMOCRAT Party (liberal) and REPUBLICAN Party (conservative)?
300
the power of the Supreme Court to make judgments about decisions from lower courts and to determine the constitutionality of laws and actions of the President
What is Judicial Review?
400
this spells out a number fundamental rights of citizens and protections against government abuse
What is the Bill of Rights?
400
a form of government in which ultimate power rests in the hands of the people
What is a democracy?
400
a democratic system in which executive power (President) is separate from legislative power (Congress)
What is a presidential system?
400
this end of the political spectrum generally calls for greater states rights and distrust too much activity at the federal level
What is conservatives / right?
400
the Constitution has guided the nation for over two centuries and adapts to the times / much of this is because the framers of the document included within it a process to change the Constitution - this is called the _______ process
What is the AMENDMENT process?
500
the Bill of Rights is the first _______ amendments to the Constitution
What is the first TEN amendments?
500
regarding dictatorships, Mr. Posthumus stated that a good example of an autocracy (one person holding control) is the nation of _______ and a good example of an oligarchy (small group in control) is the nation of _______
What is NORTH KOREA (autocracy) and CHINA (oligarchy)?
500
a democratic system in which executive power and legislative power is together in one body
What is a parliamentary system?
500
on the political spectrum an extreme form of liberal government is ______
What is communism?
500
according to Mr. Posthumus a good example of a presidential system of government is the nation of _______ while a good form of a parliamentary system of government is the nation of _______
What is the United States (presidential) and Great Britain (parliamentary)?