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Legislative Branch
Executive Branch
Judicial Branch
The Constitution
Foundations of Government
100
The leader of the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House
100

Name for the team that the President creates when newly elected.

What is - their Cabinet

100

Highest court in the United States

What is the Supreme Court

100
Considered the primary author of the Constitution

Who is Thomas Jefferson

100

Writer of Leviathan, believes the natural state of man is war.

Who is Thomas Hobbes

200

Term is given to both upper and lower houses in D.C. 

What is Congress

200
The maximum number of years someone can be the President
What is 10 years
200
The explanation for a Supreme Court decision
What is An Opinion (Majority, concurring and dissenting)
200
The name given to the first 10 amendments of the U.S. constitution
What is The Bill of Rights
200
Trying to control or influence the conduct of the government is called this
What is Politics
300
These are proposed laws that determine how government funds will be spent
What are Appropriations Bills (revenue bills make money, appropriations bills spend it)
300
The name of the winner take all system that elects the President
What is The Electoral College
300

This type of jury is has 6 - 12 jurors (like you would see on Law and Order)

What is a trial jury

300
The Constitution gives the power to declare war to who/whom?
Who is Congress
300
Which uprising prompted the calling of a Constitutional Convention due to a growing demand for a stronger national government?
What is Shays Rebellion (The articles of confederation were terrible!)
400
The only 3 qualifications for election to the House of Representatives
What are You must be at least 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for 7 years and a legal resident of the state in which you are running
400
Name 4 of the 7 Presidential Roles
What are: Commander in Chief, Chief Legislator, Party Leader, Head of State, Chief Executive, Economic Planner, Chief Diplomat
400
A court order to send up records
What is Writ of certiorari
400
The Constitution is based on this concept which means that the government is created and sustained by the people.
What is Popular Sovereignty
400

This FORM of Government gives all the key powers to the national government

What is Communism.

500
In order to override a presidential veto this must happen?
What is a 2/3 vote of each house (checks and balances!)
500
The 3 Presidential Qualifications
What are They must be 35 years old, must be a natural born citizen of the U.S. and must be a resident of the U.S. for 14 years
500
When the Supreme Court rules on a case the ruling becomes this for similar cases in the future
What is Precedent
500
What section of the Constitution was included by its Framers to allow the document to grow with a changing nation?
What is The Amendment Section
500
In order for a nation/state to exist these four essential features must be present
What are Government, Population, Territory and Sovereignty