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The absence of laws
What is anarchy?
100
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution?
What is the Bill of Rights?
100
How a nation deals with other countries
What is foreign policy?
100
When you spend more than you bring in.
What is a deficit?
100
A belief shared by many people?
What is public opinion?
200
A type of government that is headed by one person, such as a king or queen, who has supreme authority.
What is a monarchy?
200
It was written November 11, 1620 to set up the government of the Pilgrim settlement?
What is the Mayflower Compact?
200
The father of modern day Socialism
What is Karl Marx?
200
Power to declare war belongs to branch of government.
What is Congress or Legislative branch?
200
The most important reason a person identifies themselves with a political party.
What is family?
300
Refers to the power of each branch of government limiting the power of the other branches?
What is checks and balances?
300
A meeting called to organize a Colonial army and to discuss independence. Attended by 12 of the 13 colonies.
What is the 2nd Continental Congress?
300
The power of a court to hear and decide a case.
What is jurisdiction?
300
A provision that is attached to a bill because it will not pass on its own.
What is a rider?
300
The US has this type of party system.
What is Two-Party system?
400
The power to enforce your own laws.
What is sovereignty?
400
Created the first central government for the US. A major weakness was foreign policy.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
400
The name of those people who believe a Socialist society can come only out of revolution?
What is a Communist?
400
Their main responsibility is to manage the everyday operation of the White House office.
What is the Chief of Staff?
400
Elections, interest groups, media, personal contacts and polls are 5 ways to measure what?
What is public opinion?
500
3 ideals of American democracy
What is liberty, equality and self government?
500
The power of the Supreme Court to declare a government act or law unconstitutional?
What is judicial review?
500
Legal forgiveness of a crime.
What is a pardon?
500
The power to regulate interstate and foreign trade.
What is Commerce power?
500
A set of beliefs that form the basis of a political system.
What is ideology?