Politics of the United States
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- what is the term for the sharing of power between national and the state governments?
- what is the term for a written plan of goverment containing the basic laws of a nation?
- What compromise at the Constitution Convention created a Congress where each state has two Senators and state population determines the number of House of representatives?
- what is the term for a formal agreement made between nations?
- what is the term for a legislature that consists of two parts?
- what is the term for a government that has elected representatives act for the people?
- What is the word for a loose organization or league of states?
- What branch of government has the power to declare actions of the other branches unconstitutional?
- What branch of government has the power to impeach the president?
- What is the term for a settlement of a dispute where each side gives up some demands to arrive at an arrangement?
- What branch of government has the power to propose amendments to the constitution?
- How many executive departments are there?
- What is the term for powers given to state government?
- What is the term for powers that both the state and federal governments have?
- Which level of government regulates foreign and interstate trade?
- Who is known as the ¨Father of the U.S. Constitution¨ because he took notes at the Convention and his ideas of the government were incorporated into the Constitution?
- How were John Locke´s Enlightenment ideas of protecting people´s natural rights incorporated into the Constitution?
- Which level of government makes marriage and divorce laws?
- What is the term for a severely decreased economic activity and increased unemployment?
- What law organized government for the Northwest Territory and created a plan for territories to become states?