Third Government Exam - Units 11-15 Flashcards
What is the governmental power to use or take private property for public purposes without the owner’s permission?
eminent domain
A program that began in the 1960s
Medicare
The phrase “wall of separation” originated in a ___ written by Thomas Jefferson to a Baptist Association.
letter
The major portion of a country’s revenue comes from ___ taxes.
property
Taxes on imported goods
Tariffs
What tax do state and local governments impose on routine purchases?
sales tax
The Hyde Amendment prevents the federal government from funding what?
abortions
What is the process by which a city or county regulates how people use land?
zoning
A ___ was the first form of city government in America.
town meeting
The proper purpose for ___ is raising revenue for proper government function.
taxation
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of the United Kingdom said that she was in politics because of what?
the conflict between good and evil
An immigrant must apply for what if he or she wishes to live in the United States?
green card
An ___ serves as the highest ranking representative of one nation in another nation.
ambassador
The total debt of the federal government is approaching twenty ___ dollars.
trillion
In what kind of economy do private individuals and companies own the means of production?
free market or capitalist
The location of our most important citizenship
Heaven
The greatest source of revenue for the federal government is the ___ tax.
income
Key alliance formed after World War II
NATO
The conduct of formal relations among nations
Diplomacy
Chief Justice Rehnquist wrote the Pledge of Allegiance is what kind of exercise?
patriotic
America’s founders believed in God, personal freedom, the rights and worth of humans, and ___.
the rule of law
Political ___ is an official status that a person can request from a receiving country if he is persecuted.
asylum
The United States, United Kingdom, Russia, France, and China are permanent members of the U.N. ___.
Security Council
What level of government is for an area larger than a city but smaller than a county?
township
