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Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Types of Government and Economics
Judicial Branch
Significant Documents
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435
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
100
Environmental Protection Agency
What agency develops and enforces environmental standards for air, water, and toxic waste ?
100
Traditional Economy
Name the economy that is based on tradition, customs, and beliefs?
100
Petit Jury
Group of people decides if a person is guilty or not guilty and sentences is called?
100
Declaration of Independence
What written document declared independence from Great Britain?
200
Congress, House of Representatives, and the Senate
Name the federal government in the legislative branch? Name the two houses in that federal government?
200
16
How many Cabinet members are there?
200
Representative democracy
What is the name of the government when people elect politicians to pass laws in their favor?
200
Supreme Court and Federal Judges
What judge are judges for life?
200
Magna Carta
Name the document that had control over the kings power?
300
Must be 30 years of age, U.S. citizen for 9 years, 6 years term, Legal resident of state.
Name the qualifications do you have to have to be a Senator?
300
Cabinet
What is made up of the heads of each of the departments?
300
Constitutional Monarchy
Name the type of government that kings and queens share power as they serve as ceremonial leaders?
300
13
How many Court of Appeals are there?
300
Constituion
What is called the "living document", because its still around till this day?
400
Elastic clause
What is a different name for the necessary and proper clause that allows the congress to sketch powers beyond the Constitution?
400
Federal Aviation Administration
What agency regulates civilization, air commerce, piloting standards, and air traffic?
400
Command Economy
Name the economy that has the government making all the choices for the people?
400
Grand Jury
This group of people determines if there's enough evidence for a trail?
400
Bill of Rights
A document was published that list all the basic rights that the government guaranteed, and so all the states could approve the constitution?
500
confirming presidential appointments and impeachment trail.
What two powers belong only to the Senate?
500
Federal Emergency Management, Environmental Protection Agency, Equal Employment Oppurtunity Commission, Agency Central Intelligent Agency
What are the 4 Independent agencies?
500
market economy
Buyers and sellers make decisions on what to produce, how to produce, and for who to produce to .. is called?
500
Appellate
Jurisdiction is the decision made if you lose the first trail and appeal to a higher court to try to get the decision changed?
500
Mayflower Compact, Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights
What is the name of the documents that brought about the Democracy of the Americans?