What principle divides the powers of government among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches?
What is Separation of Powers
100
During Louisiana’s Spanish colonial days, the local government resembled today’s parish _________. A group of citizens was chosen to supervise or __________ the parish. This group was referred to as a _____________.
What is Police jury, police, jury
100
The history of government in Louisiana includes _______ constitutions. __________ Other state has had so many constitutions.
What is 11, No
200
A government system where one person, usually a king or queen, rules and makes all governing decisions
What is Monarchy
200
What does the Judicial branch do?
What is enforces and interprets the laws
200
What principle says that people hold the powers of government through their elected representatives?
What is Rebublicanism
200
TRUE OR FALSE
Responsibility for personal actions and respect for the rights of others are expected from citizens.
What is TRUE
200
When Louisiana was a Spanish colony, the government established __________ as geographical divisions of the _______________.
What is parishes, Catholic Church
300
A document that outlined the first form of government in the USA
What is Articles of Confederation
300
What does the Legislative branch do?
What is makes the laws
300
What principle distributes the powers of government between the national and state governments?
What is Federalism
300
Citizens have personal rights that are named in the US Constitution and the State Constitution. These include free speech, freedom of religion, and the right to ___________.
What is vote
300
Much of the state revenue comes from _________. Taxes are amounts charged ____________ by their governments (federal, state, and local) to help provide ___________.
What is taxes, citizens, government services
400
A government at a national level
What is Federal Government
400
What are the first 10 Amendments of the constitution called?
What is Bill of Rights
400
What principle gives each branch of government powers over the other two branches so that no branch becomes too powerful?
What is Checks and Balances
400
Today, the two major political parties are
What is Republican and Democrat
400
Louisiana’s constitution follows the pattern of the US constitution, with __________ branches of government and ___________ of power to these branches.
What is 3, separation
500
A person who tries to influence legislators or other public officials in favor of specific causes.
What is Lobbyist
500
What are rights that cannot be taken away?
What is unalienable
500
What principle places restrictions on the powers of government and requires everyone to obey all laws?
What is Limited Government
500
________ are organizations of people who have similar ideas about how the government should be run.
What is Political parties
500
The government is an organization in a society with the authority to, _____________, _______________, and enforces ___________.