American Foundations
First document that sought to create the government of the United States
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The two main political parties in the United States
What are the Republican and Democratic parties?
The three qualifications for presidency
What is being 35 years old, a natural born citizen, and having lived in the USA for 14 years?
The process of manipulating district boundaries to gain some sort of advantage during an election
What is gerrymandering?
Ms. Johnson's average screen time?
What is 4 hours?
A safeguard in the Constitution that prevents one branch from becoming too powerful
What is the checks and balances system?
The process for how a person develops their personal beliefs
The last step to the path to presidency
What is Inauguration Day?
The number of representatives in Congress
What is 535 members?
The year that Ms. Johnson was born
What is 1998?
The balance of power between state and local governments
What is federalism?
The term for widespread communication to a large audience
What is mass media?
The term that means having the most amount of votes in an election
What is plurality?
The two options the President has when confronted with a bill
What is vetoing a bill or signing it into law?
The teachers of the high school Social Studies Department
Who are Johnson, Sisk, Warner, Story, and Shorten?
There are five concepts of democracy. Name 4 out of the 5.
What is the fundamental worth of the individual, the equality of all persons, majority rule and minority rights, the necessity of compromise, and individual freedom?
The term for how many people cast ballots on election day
What is voter turnout?
The two states that do not have a winner-takes-all system for the Electoral College
What are Maine and Nebraska?
The presidential role that involves law-making
What is Chief Legislator?
The only class-roommate conflict Ms. Johnson and Coach Story have ever had this year
What is Coach Story leaving his half-drank coffee on Ms. Johnson's desk?
The six principles of the Constitution
What is popular sovereignty, checks and balances, separation of powers, judicial review, federalism, and limited government?
The 4 voting rights amendments
What are the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th amendments?
The amendment that determines the number of electors in a state?
What is the 23rd amendment?
The part of the Constitution that allows Congress to have implied powers
What is the necessary and proper clause?
The first election year that Ms. Johnson could run for President
What is 2036?