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Sem. Exam Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do you call it when there's no government at all? | anarchy |
| What is a government ruled by a king and a royal family called? | Monarchy |
| What do you call a government that features mostly religion-based laws? | Theocracy |
| What is a government led by a single person called? | Dictatorship |
| What do you call a government led by a small group of people? | Oligarchy |
| What do you call a government in which all decisions are made by the people? | Direct democracy |
| What is a government with elected officials called? | Representative democracy |
| What do we call the change from one government to another? | Revolution |
| Is a person with a drug problem that trades stolen or his/her things for drugs. Hey _ how much did you get for that laptop? | cluck |
| A _ is a now generalized term used as a synonym for a "noob" or "newb," which is someone who is bad at a video game or activity in general. | scrub |
| An overused hiphop term that has been beat to death more than "Bling-Bling". It means to get crazy and drunk. The term lost it's "cool" factor like two years ago, but that doesn't stop wanna be gangstas from using the the term as much as possible. | crunk |
| In a Communist country, workers have no _ to work harder. | incentive |
| In most cases, the cost of a good or service depends on the supply and _ of that good. | demand |
| A system of government in which the head of state is a hereditary position and the king or queen has complete power. | Absolute Monarchy |
| A system in which the government holds nearly all political power and the the means of production. | Communism |
| In a command economy/ Communism, the _ determines the economy. | government |
| Frantic & compulsive behavior often associated with crack & meth abuse. Those who are _ may find themselves unable to stop a particular random activity like searching drawers, scratching or pulling things apart. Yo! Check out that cluck, he's _! | tweaking |
| The act of being too nice or too generous, because people will often take advantage of you. That boy is too _, he always gives me his snacks. | friendly |
| getting loose (just being wild) | turnt up |
| To rob or burglarize someone or something. Me and OG wanted to _ _ _ so we picked up some dudes and jack rolled them. | hit a lick |
| To steal or take away from. Inspired by the character "_" from the film Friday, its original definition is to steal something. That cluck just _ed my IPhone! He __ed your rims. | Debo |
| Located at the corner of the street common in all urban areas across the U.S. Typically run by Arabs or Chinese, these sell all needs, including toiletries, food, drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), and cigarettes. | corner store |
| head of the federal executive branch | President |
| includes right to free speech | First Amendment |
| powers that are listed by number in the Constitution | enumerated powers |
| changes to the original Constitution | Amendments |
| first 10 Amendments, which identify freedoms of citizens | Bill of Rights |
| body of the judicial branch | federal courts |
| head of the state executive branch | Governor |
| includes right to bear arms | Second Amendment |
| power is divided between national and state governments | Federalism |
| courts’ ability to interpret the Constitution and overturn laws | Judicial Review |
| In The Federalist Papers, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay supported | three branches of government |
| allowed U.S. citizens to directly elect senators | Seventeenth Amendment |
| the Constitution is the supreme law of the United States | Supremacy Clause |
| allow people to directly vote for Amendments | State Conventions |
| protect the rights of former slaves and their descendents | Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments |
| Unlike all other states, Nebraska has an _ legislature | unicameral |
| State governments are like the federal government in that they have a Judiciary with courts to | uphold laws |
| According to national supremacy, if a state constitutional amendment is in conflict with the U.S. Constitution, then the amendment must be removed from the | State Constitution |
| The state government must issue a _ _ before a local government can be established | local charter |
| To protect freedom of religion, the Founders established separation of _ and State | Church |
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