when everyone has certain individual rights that cannot be taken away
freedom of speech, press, or religion, etc.
What is limited gov?
What is one right that cannot be taken?
100
a document setting out the basic principles in which the government of the United States was built on and operated today
7 articles
What is a constitution?
How many articles is the US constitution?
100
power divided by the National Government and the governments of the 50 states
What is the division of powers?
100
George Washington
Army general
What is the name of the first President of the United States?
What else was he besides president?
200
What is executive, legislative, and judicial
President
What is the 3 types of government?
which is run by the president?
200
protection of the arbitrary taking of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
What is due process?
200
a system that gives each branch certain powers
What is checks and balances?
200
they can be exercised only by the national governments
What is exclusive powers?
200
1825-1829, 6th president
What is the dates of John Quincy Adams presidency? What number president was he?
300
What is the president?
congress
Who runs the executive branch?
Judicial?
300
13
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
What is the amount of colonies there were?
name 5
300
when a law is rejected
110
What is a veto?
how many laws have been vetoed?
300
the powers that the Constitution does not grant the national government and does not, at the same time, deny to the states
What is reserved powers?
300
Thomas Jefferson
1801-1809
What is the name of the 3rd president?
When did he serve?
400
institution in which the society makes and enforces public policies
federalism and limited
What is government? name 2 other types of government.
400
a written grant of authority from the king
no
What is a charter?
Do we have a king?
400
when a law doesn't follow the rules of the constitution
What is being unconstitutional?
400
The powers that can only be exercised by the National Government: they can not be exercised by the state governments under any circumstance
What is exclusive powers?
400
44
Barack Obama
What is the amount of presidents we have had over the years?
who is the current?
500
the power to interpret laws
until impeachment
What is judicial power?
how long is a term for a supreme court judge?
500
The creation of an annual congress of delegates from each 13 colonies
Ben Franklin
What is the Albany Plan of Union?
Who wrote it?
500
the division of power among a central government and several regional governments
What is federalism?
500
the powers that can only be exercised by the National Government