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33 Cards in this Set
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US Congress is a (this) legislature |
bicameral legislator |
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This is NOT a qualification for Senate |
Married for 5 years |
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In Congress, the leaders are assisted by... |
Whips. |
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The standing committees of each house are controlled by... |
Majority party. |
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These committees act as study groups for the House and Senate |
Joint Committees. |
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NOT a qualification for House of Representatives |
A degree in law |
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Process of setting up new congressional districts after reapportionment is... |
Redistricting. |
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President of the Senate |
Vice President |
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This is a House Subcommittee |
Human Resources |
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Great center of information contains almost 100 million items |
Library of Congress. |
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This is NOT a theory of the origin of state |
Ruler's right theory. |
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American Colonies declared their independence based on |
John Locke's political writings. |
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Abraham Lincoln said that one of the most important purposes of government is to... |
Provide essential services. |
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This statement in the Constitution sets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the government. |
Preamble. |
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You are taking part in this when you ask people to vote for school levies |
Politics |
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The US is an example of... |
An industrialized nation. |
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Totalitarian dictatorship is a form of this type of government |
Autocracy (dictatorship). |
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This is NOT needed for a democracy to prosper |
An uneducated public. |
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A loose union of independent states is a... |
Confederacy. |
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This term means a state has supreme and absolute authority within its territorial boundaries |
Sovereignty. |
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The institution through which the state maintains social order. |
Government. |
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Defining the extent and limits of citizens is the purpose of... |
Constitutional Law. |
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This plan provides the rules for the government |
Constitution |
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As in a dictatorship, these governments usually suppress political opposition. |
Oligarchies. |
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The US has this form of government. |
Representative Democracy. |
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In which form of government do individuals have the most freedom? |
Democracy. |
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Adam Smith provided a philosophy for this type of economic system. |
Free market. |
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In this type of economy, the government owns the basic means of production. |
Socialism. |
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Karl Marx believed that under this economic system, one class would evolve. |
Communism. |
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The original 13 colonies were established and governed by... |
England. |
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Charles 1 signed this document that stopped collection of taxes without Parliament's consent. |
Petition of Right. |
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First legislature in America was the... |
Virginia House of Burgesses. |
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