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Civics & Economics
100 flash cards project!
| Term | Definition |
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| 1.What are the 5 fundamental political principles of goverments | |
| 2.What does "Consent of the governed" mean | the people give permission to be governed |
| 3.What does "Limited government" mean | the government has limited power |
| 4.What does "Democracy" mean | the people rule |
| 5.What does "Representative government" | the people can run for office and participate in government |
| 6.What does "Rule of law" mean | the law applies to everyone |
| 7.Which early american document guaranteed the right Englishman to colonists | |
| 8.Which document by George Mason and served as a model/example for the U.S. Bill of Rights? | |
| 9. What document by Thomas Jefferson and served as a model for the First Amendment's freedom of religion? | |
| 10. Why is the Declaration of Independence important? | it declared us an independent country |
| 11. What as the first plan of government for the United States and why did it fall? | |
| 12. What is the Preamble and what does it do? | |
| 13. What is the written plan of government for the United States? | |
| 14. What is federalism? | people who think the government needs more power |
| 15. What are the powers set aside for the states called? | |
| 16. What happens if a U.S. aw conflicts with a state law? | |
| 17. What are implied powers? | |
| 18. What are powers the federal or state governments may NOT have? | |
| 19. What are powers specifically to Congress in the Constitution called? | |
| 20. What are the 3 levels of federal court? | |
| 21. What are the 4 levels of state court? | |
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| 27. | President, VP, cabinet, 15 executive branch agencies |
| 28. | fair treatment by government 5th and 14th amendments |
| 29. | county- board of supervisors city- council town- |
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