| John Locke | | a loose union of independent states |
| Confederacy | | 10 |
| Federal System | | command economy |
| What is a constitution | | speaker of the house |
| Preemble | | the process of setting up new district lines after reappointment is completed |
| Democracy | | amendments |
| oligarchy | | a plan that provides the rules for government |
| what type of gov't does the U.S have? | | 2/3 vote in each house |
| what economy does a Communist country have | | vice president |
| why was the Magna Carta important? | | provides individual rights by limiting government powers |
| who wrote the declaration of independence? | | believed that men and women had certain natural rights; life, liberty, and property |
| How many states are needed to ratify the Articles for them to take effect? | | expressed powers of Congress that are specified by number |
| powers of congress under articles | | 2/3 vote of both houses of Congress |
| who is the father of the constitution? | | representative/indirect |
| Who supported a Bill of Rights? | | Thomas Jefferson |
| Who believed that anarchy would triumph without a strong national government? | | any system of gov't in which a small group holds power |
| How does the Constitution grow? | | made between heads of states |
| Popular sovereignty is | | false speech intended to damage a person's reputation or character |
| what is needed for a presidential veto? | | divides powers of gov't between national and state or provincial government |
| which legislative department has the voice of the people? | | rule by the people |
| what are enumerated powers? | | it created the idea of limited gov't, the concept that the monarch's power, or gov't, was limited, not absolute |
| What ways can an Amendment be proposed? | | must be 35 years or older, be a natural born U.S citizen, and a resident of the U.S for at least 14 years prior to taking office |
| executive agreement is | | Federalists |
| Bill of Rights | | speaker of the house |
| the 1st amendment protects what? | | James Madison |
| what is slander? | | the right of Americans to worship as they please, or have no religion at all |
| What is redistricting? | | the House of Representatives |
| what are constituents | | oversee military, appoint heads of executive departments/federal judges, and to ensure laws of the U.S are faithfully executed |
| who is the presiding officer of the house of representatives? | | Anti-federalists |
| president of the senate is? | | make war/peace, send/receive ambassadors, make treaties, raise/equip a navy, maintain army, appoint military officers, fix weights/measures, regulate Indian affairs, set up post offices, and decide some state disputes |
| jobs of the president | | a statement that sets forth goals and purposes that the gov't will serve |
| how many years can someone be president? | | 9 of 13 |
| what are the requirements to become president | | the people of districts they represent |
| following the VP, the next in succession for the presidency is? | | system of gov't in which rule is by the people, either representative or direct |
