American political culture
What is based on popular sovereignty which is the idea that the power to rule comes from the people? Answer with a single words or term.
Bridget Mergens
________ wanted to start a Christian Bible study club at her high school in Omaha, Nebraska.
Concurrent powers
________ allow national and state governments to overlap.
James Madison
________ read about many republics that eventually died.
Supreme Court
The ________ would need to make a decision on if the state or federal law was correct.
Confederal systems
________ have subnational governments having more power than the national.
Pluralists
________ believe policymaking comes from bargaining and compromise.
Block grants
________ provide federal money for public policy in a way to increase state, local, and regional authority in how the money is being spent.
Revenue sharing
________ is when the federal government gives tax money to the states with no strings attached.
Great Depression
The ________ increased the powers of national government because states could not take care of their people.
Amendment
________- the process by which changes may be made to the Constitution.
elitist theory
The ________ believes that a small minority controls the government.
Declaration of Independence
The ________ was approved on July 4, 1776.
Separation of powers
________ made sure that one branch was not too powerful.
Antifederalsits
________ brought up the fear of change and that having a strong national government could be bad for the people.
Republicanism
________- a system in which the government's authority comes from the people.
Bills of attainder
________- when the legislature declares someone guilty without a trial.
Liberty
________ can mean freedom from government interference, but it can also mean the freedom to pursue one's dreams.
Snearotrsy
________ represent the states and watch the passions of the people.
Extradition
________ requires officials in one state to return a criminal to the state where the crime was committed.
Mergens
________ turned to the National Legal Foundation to help her with her case.
Locke
________ was against a divine ruler and promoted the natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
Democracy
________- a system of government where power is held by the people.
national government
The ________ gives no money to help with funding.
representative government
A(n) ________ has representatives voting on certain issues rather than each individual.