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Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| declaration of independence | Thomas Jefferson, July 4,1776. free and independent states. |
| constitution | James Madison, September 17, 1787. what the government can do. |
| the bill of rights | George Mason, December 15, 1791. first ten amendments. what the government can't do. |
| according to the fourth amendment no home may be searched without | a warrant |
| a person accused of a serious crime is to receive all of the following except | cruel and unusual punishment |
| gave congress the power to levy income taxes | the sixteenth amendment |
| the job of selecting the president belongs to | the electoral college |
| the presiding officer of the united states senate is the | vice president |
| the first ten amendments of the constitution are called the | bill of rights |
| amendments added to the constitution | 27 |
| commander in chief of our armed forces | the president |
| presides over the house of representatives | the speaker of the house |
| congress is the ____ branch of our government | legislative |
| a writ of ___ prevents and individual from being imprisoned until he has been legally tried and convinced of a crime | habeas corpus |
| part of the constitution that which gives congress the power to make all laws necessary to carry our its other power called the | article I section 8 |
| the power of the senate to approve presidential appointments is the example of | check |
| only the ___ has the right to impeach federal officials | congress |
| after a bill is introduced in either house of congress it is sent ti the appropriate | committee |
| altough congress may tax imports it may not tax | exports |
| the power to govern all unites states properties and territories is given to | congress |
| each state has as many electoral as it has | representatives and senators |
| government | to steer or guide |
| state | nation: citizens, people, territory, allegiance. |
| we the people | preamble |
| Aristotle | ancient Greek philosopher |
| polis | ancient cities states of Greece. self governing city states |
| unitary | single central government |
| federalism | division of power |
| confederate | a lose alliance state |
| parliamentary | government has a president, prime minister, and official cabinet |
| dictatorship | authoritative, and totalitarian |
| democracy | supreme authority rest with the people |
| republic | representative democracy |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| amazing grace | 1779 |
| sovereignty | the state's right to rule their selves |
| capitalism | come up with an idea, you make it, you market it, make profit |
| laissez-faire | supply and demand |
| socialism | economic collectivism |
| commmunism | the govenrment owns everything and they don't believe in god. |
| monarchy | ruled by a royal family; saudi arabia |
| autocracy | ruled by one person |
| oligarchy | religious ruled; Iran |
| propaganda | slanging the news |
| bicameralism | the principle of two house legislation |
| anti-federalists | failure to include the bill of rights |
| connection compromise | called for one house in which each state would have and equal vote and a second house in which representation would be based on population. |
| plessey vs, Ferguson | 1896. segregation was ok separate but equal is ok |
| brown vs. board of ED | 1954. schools are segreagated have to had everybody the same |
| liberty | freedon |
| who did we fight | england |
| rosa parks | 1961. bus boycott, Martin Luther king jr. |
| legislative | makes the laws |
| executive | the president, vice president, and cabin enforce the law |
| judicial | intrepet the law, supreme court |
| states vs states | states vs federal government |
| amend | to change |
| the constitution | the supreme of the land |
| ratify | to groups the constitution |
| gerry mandering | re-arranging voting boundaries in order to assist the party and power to win the election |
| dread scott | a slave in missouri |
| gibbons vs oyden | new york was interfering with interstate commerce |
| marbury madison | judicial review-ability of the supreme court to strike down a law or an execute branch action as unconstitutional |
| ratification | approve the constitution |
| cabinet | advisors to the president |
| terms | house is 2 years, and senate is 6 yrs. |
| session | 1 yr january 3 |
| impeachment | brought to trial |
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