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The U.S.
Constitution
The Executive
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2. What principle states that the government gets permission to rule from the people?

3. Consent of the governed
Popular Sovereignty

4. What principle of Democracy is Montesquieu known for?

5. Separation of Powers or Checks & Balances

6. His pamphlet “Common Sense” helped ignite the call for independence in the Colonies?

7. Thomas Paine

8. Why did Parliament eventually repeal the Stamp Act?

9. The colonists were boycotting British goods and protesting

10. List one weakness of the Articles of Confederation

11. One branch Couldn’t Tax Hard to change or make laws Couldn’t enforce laws

12. What was the most important outcome of Marbury v. Madison?

13. It established the principal of judicial review.

14. List two political parties (from any time period) that think federal government programs should be the responsibility of the States:

15. Anti-Federalists Republicans

16. Which goal of the Preamble is demonstrated by the government giving “Food Stamps”

17. Promote the general welfare

18. Which goal of the preamble would be demonstrated in our “due process” rights

19. Establish Justice

20. The words “We the People” shows which principle of democracy?

21. Popular sovereignty or Consent of the government or Social Contract

22. What check(s) does the Senate have on the President?

23. Refusing to confirm treaty or appointment

24. “All men are created equal, they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights” Which Enlightenment thinker inspired this passage?

25. John Locke

26. Which principle of democracy was established by the Mayflower Compact?

27. Self-government or Social Contract or Rule of law

28. This party argued against the ratification of the Constitution without a Bill of Rights added

29. Anti-Federalists

30. “The mayor of Miami is charged with Corruption
“The mayor of Miami is charged with Corruption!” What principle of democracy is demonstrated in this headline?

31. Rule of Law

32. This written code of laws from an ancient civilization is the earliest known written code?

33. Code of Hammurabi

34. What is the major responsibility of the Executive Branch?

35. To enforce laws

36. Which type of law is used to settle disputes between people or organizations?

37. Civil Law

38. Which of the following is NOT a duty of citizens: -Pay taxes -Vote -Attend school -Obey Laws

39. vote

40. This Amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18

41. The 26th

42. This Amendment abolished Poll Taxes

43. The 24th

44. The word “suffrage” means?

45. To vote

46. This Supreme Court Case is sometimes referred to as the “Separate but equal” case

47. Plessy v. Ferguson

48. This Supreme Court case limited students rights to “free speech”

49. Hazlewood v. Kulmeir

50. People who believe in this form of government think that control of business and the government should be given to the people and taken away from the wealthy few?

51. Communism

52. Rule by “one” is known as?

53. Autocracy