Types of Government
What are the powers of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
Legislative - Makes laws
Executive - Enforces laws
Judicial - Interprets laws
In what year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
1776
"Freedom of Speech" best demonstrates the principle of limited ______________?
Government
National
What is Mr. Baker's cat's name?
Scarlet
A type of government where citizens are able to vote:
Democracy
The Declaration of Independence listed three unalienable rights of "all men". Name two:
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Popular sovereignty describes the idea that _____________ hold the power in the United States.
the people
__________ are responsible for maintaining their own militias (National Guard)
States
One state capturing a criminal and sending them back to the state they committed the crime in to be tried in a court of law.
Monarchies and dictatorships are both forms of this type of government.
Autocracy
What was one key result of the French and Indian War as it relates to our timeline?
Nearly doubled Britain's national debt, resulting in higher taxes for colonists.
Which principle of government explains the creation of our three branches of government?
Separation of Powers
Taxing citizens is a ___________ or shared power in the United States
Concurrent
What is the final step in admitting a new state to the United States?
Act of Admission
Which type of democracy works best in small-scale societies? (Hint: Desert Island)
Direct Democracy
The signers of the Declaration of Independence were members of which colonial organization?
Second Continental Congress
A presidential veto of a Congressional Bill is an example of which principle of government?
Checks and Balances
Coining money is an ___________ power of the national government. (Expressed, Implied, or Inherent)
Expressed
Which powers are given to the national government, but are not expressly (directly) stated in the Constitution?
Implied Powers
This vocabulary term describes a state that has "supreme and absolute power" in foreign and domestic policy decisions.
Sovereign / Sovereignty
The Constitution replaced the weaker government that came before it, known as the...
Articles of Confederation
An example of Judicial Review would be the Supreme Court declaring a new law passed by Congress to be...
Unconstitutional
Powers that are shared between the federal and state governments:
Concurrent Powers
This Constitutional clause allows drivers with an Illinois driver's license to drive legally in other states.
Full Faith and Credit Clause
What is the term for a weak alliance of states?
Confederacy
Did the creation of the Bill of Rights strengthen or weaken the power of the national government?
Weakened the power of the national government, but strengthened individual rights and freedoms.
This principle of government divides power between a strong national government and several regional governments.
Federalism
Federalism creates a _____________ of power in the United States.
Division
When two or more states make a formal agreement to cooperate with each other on an issue, it is known as an...
Interstate Compact