What level of government is the highest?
federal
state
local
What is the Mayflower Compact?
The Mayflower Compact is a contract signed by all of the males on the boat that came over from Great Britain. This compact gave the entire colony a form of government.
it was a disagreement that the people that were on the Mayflower had, and the colony separated into two different groups
what is an alien?
it is a flying creator
the a person is from another country
the person does not have a citizenship to any country
which 'freedoms' are included in the first amendment?
freedom of speech
freedom of press
freedom of religion
freedom of assembly
freedom from religion persecution
freedom to form trade unions
freedom to bear arms
true or false, due process of law means that you have/get fair treatment
true or false, eminent domaine mean that government cannot take your land even if you are paid compensation
true or false, popular sovereignty means if the popular vote is to deport a personal, then the person will go to court with the original case creators
the first ten amendments are called...?
The Bill of RIghts
The Constitution
The Decalogue
The Articles of Confederation
the 19th amendment gave the right for to vote
the 7th Amendment said that you had the right to jury in civil cases that involve more than
the 8th amendment says that you cannot have excessive bail any bail bail over 5,000 dollars( excessive bail, any bail, bail over 5,000 dollars ) or cruel and unusual punishment
Shay's Rebellion, made the Framers realize that the Articles of Confederation needed to be revised.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
12th Amendment
19th Amendment
13th Amendment
23rd Amendment
the first step to nominating a candidate is that there will be a caucus or a primary election. A caucus is when there is a room of people and you go to the side of the room that you want to vote for. There are different types of primary elections. One type is where you can only vote for a certain party if you are a declared member. This is called a primary election.
the two main parties in the US are called?
Republican
Democrat
Green Party
Independant Party
mass media
lots of different types of media
very little media
one type of media
check off all the propaganda techniques that we have learned:
stacked cards
the bandwagon
glittering generality
endorsements
symbols
just plain folks
name-calling
action-plan
impartial-bias
what is this called?
true or false: In the Electoral College, the number of delegates each state is given is based on the number of people in Congress (per state).
❌ guarantees some rights not listed in the Constitution ❌ outlawed of poll taxes in national elections ❌ forbids excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishments ❌ required states to grant all of it citizens equal protection of the laws, and forbade discrimination ❌ prohibition of alcohol ❌ gave women the right to vote ❌ right to elect senators through direct election ❌ gave people in Washington D.C. the right to vote ❌ repeal of prohibition of alcohol ❌ limit the presidential office to only 2 terms in office ❌ any powers that are not specifically given to the nation government are given to the state government
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