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Midterm
Who are considered us citizens,
What is the primary responsibilit...,
What is the term length for a us ...
53  cards
Citizenship/American People
Citizen,
Duties of a citizen,
Government
25  cards
Types of Governments
Monarchy,
Dictatorship,
Theocracy
31  cards
National Government
Bicameral government,
Federalism,
What is the difference between th...
11  cards
Foreign Government
Foreign policy,
Diplomacy,
Treaties
36  cards
Departments
Department of defense,
Joint chief of staff,
Department of homeland security
9  cards
Acts
Federal campaign election act,
Civil rights act 1964
2  cards
Ideas for Enlightenment
What was the philosophy of john l...,
Jean jacques rousseau,
Baron de montesquieu
5  cards
Three Branches of Government
Declares war,
Makes laws,
Regulates interstate and foreign ...
35  cards
Legislative Branch
What is the legislative branch ma...,
What is the role of the legislati...,
How many members are there in the...
12  cards
Organization of Congress
Majority party,
Minority party,
President pro tempore
32  cards
Executive Branch
The term length for the us presid...,
Requirements for president,
If the president is unable to ser...
13  cards
Judicial Branch
Habeas corpus,
Supreme court,
Judiciary act of 1789
5  cards
Early America
Articles of confederation,
The articles of confederation wer...,
Weaknesses of the articles of con...
11  cards
Bill of Rights
Bill of rights,
1st amendment,
2nd
14  cards
Preamble
Preamble,
Ideas described in the preamble
2  cards
Origins of the Constitution
Magna carta,
Mayflower compact,
British parliament
9  cards
U.S. Constitution
Federalists,
Anti federalists,
James madison
5  cards
Articles of the Constitution
Article 1,
Article 2,
Article 3
7  cards
Seven Principles of the Constitution
Popular sovereignty,
Limited government,
Separation of powers
7  cards
Amendments to the Constitution
1st amendment,
2nd,
3rd amendment
38  cards
Articles of Confederation
Articles of confederation,
Weaknesses of the
2  cards
Political Parties/Voting
Political party,
Nominate,
Candidate
30  cards
Interest Groups
Public opinion,
Mass media,
Examples of mass media
21  cards
Law
Bill,
Steps in creating a law,
What are the 3 actions a presiden...
7  cards
Types of Law
Why do we make laws,
Crime,
Criminal law
12  cards
Federal Court System
Supreme court,
Court of appeals,
District court
36  cards
Cases
Brown v board of education,
Which act forbids discrimination ...,
Marbury v madison
12  cards
Federal Powers v. State Powers v. Shared Powers
Coin print money,
Raise armed forces,
Regulate trade among states forei...
28  cards
State Government
Sovereignty,
Full faith and credit clause,
Extradition
45  cards
State Court System
Penal code,
What are the three different leve...,
Each state is responsible for cre...
9  cards
Florida Constitution v. U.S. Constitution
Each of the 50 states have their ...,
Many state constitutions contain,
The us constitution was written i...
25  cards
Economics
Loss,
Profit,
Taxes
52  cards
American History
The revolutionary war ended in __...,
George washington was sworn in as...,
Problems after the revolutionary war
22  cards

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