Foundations of Government
The idea that government gets its power from the people.
What is popular sovereignty?
The first ten amendments are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The branch that enforces laws.
What is the Executive Branch?
Freedom of speech is protected by this amendment.
What is the 1st Amendment?
The total value of goods and services produced in a country.
What is GDP?
The first U.S. governing document before the Constitution.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The branch that interprets laws.
What is the Judicial Branch?
The branch that makes laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The process by which immigrants become U.S. citizens.
What is naturalization?
Money charged for borrowing is called this.
What is interest?
A government ruled by one person with absolute power.
What is a dictatorship?
The principle that prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.
What are checks and balances?
The President serves this many years per term.
What is 4 years?
Jury duty is an example of this civic responsibility.
What is serving on a jury?
The study of how people make choices with limited resources.
What is economics?
Enlightenment thinker who argued for natural rights.
Who is John Locke?
The introduction to the Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
The Supreme Court has this many justices.
What is 9?
The amendment that abolished slavery.
What is the 13th Amendment?
Goods and services are exchanged in this type of system.
What is a market economy?
The system dividing power between national and state governments.
What is federalism?
The amendment that lowered the voting age to 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?
The Senate has this many members.
What is 100?
The right to vote is also called this.
What is suffrage?
The type of economy where government makes all decisions.
What is a command economy?