Documents
Signed in 1776, this document granted the colonists freedom from King George and British rule.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This part of the executive branch that overees the majority of federal day-to-day government has more than 1 million employees.
What is the federal bureaucracy?
These elections are held every two years - the next will be in November, 2022.
What are the midterm elections?
What is the freedom of speech?
In 1791, Vermont took advantage of Article IV in the Constitution to achieve this.
What is become a state?
The 435 members in this part of Congress need to be relected every two years.
What is the House of Representatives?
According to the Constitution, this part of government is largely responsible for organizing voting.
What are the states?
The Supreme Court determined that it was not within students' freedom of speech to hold a sign saying these words during an Olympic parade in Juneau, Alaska.
What is "Bong hits for Jesus"?
This document is the foundation of all United States government.
What is the Constitution?
This government process allowed Vermont's minimum wage law to pass, despite Governor Scott's veto.
What is an override?
(2/3 of Congress, or Vermont's General Assembly, must disagree with President, or Governor)
These individuals were allowed to vote after the 26th Amendment was ratified by 3/4 of the states.
This was the landmark decision and reasoning by the Supreme Court in a case of the military against the media, including the Washington Post.
What is the newspapers can publish secret materials - the Pentagon Papers?
These crucial Amendments were added to the Constitution two years after it was ratified.
What is the Bill of Rights?
This court below the Supreme Court determined that Zach Guiles could wear a shirt that was critical of President George W. Bush.
What is the Circuit Court?
Rather than restrict voting rights, Republican governor Phil Scott signed a bill into law in 2021 that provided all Vermont voters with this.
What is a mail-in ballot?
These two parts of the Freedom of Religion were in dispute in Wisconsin v. Yoder and Engel v. Vitale.
What is exercise, and establishment?
These are often considered two of the major weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation highlighted by Shays' Rebellion.
What is inability to raise federal funds and lack of a national military?
In 2020, there were 495,941 employees in this executive agency - one of the federal government's largest. In 2001, there were 775,903.
What is the Post Office?
A patriot and loyal Republican in this position refused to "find" 8,000 votes so President Trump would win Georgia.
What is Secretary of State?
(Brad Raffensburger)
The purpose of the 4th Amendment.
What is prevent searches without a warrant?
"search and seizure"