Blank Jeopardy

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This is the 4th Characteristic of a state, after
population, territory, and government
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What is sovereignty?
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John Locke said that governments were created to
protect these
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What are life, liberty, and property?
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This theory of the origins of government says
that free men created governments to protect
themselves
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What is the social contract?
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Daily Double!
In this form of government, the executive is also
a member of the legislative branch
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What is a parliamentary government?
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In this form of government, all key powers are
given to the central national government
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What is a unitary government?
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These were a series of essays written in support
of the Constitution
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What are the Federalist Papers?
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This agreement created a bicameral Congress with
one house based on population and another based
on equality of states
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What is the Connecticut or Great Compromise?
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The primary Anti-Federalist complaint about the
Constitution was that it lacked this
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What is a Bill of Rights?
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George Washington advised against the development
of these because they promote self-interest
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What are political parties?
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Many of the Puritan roots of our nations laws
can be traced back to this document
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What is the Mayflower Compact?
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The 2nd Amendment entitles citizens to this
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What is the right to bear arms, or keep a militia?
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Declaring war, coining money, and regulating
interstate commerce are examples of powers
delegated to this
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What is the national government (or Congress)?
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The 4th Amendment protects citizens from these
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What are unreasonable searches and seizures?
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This Amendment states that powers that are not
delegated to the national government are reserved
for the states
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What is the 10th Amendment?
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Article I, section 9 denies the national
government the power to tax these, the only thing
it is expressly forbidden from taxing
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What are exports?
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A 25 year-old Catholic social worker would most
likely fall into this ideology
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What is liberal?
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This is a statement of a partys stand on the
issues
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What is a platform?
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This is an election designed to narrow the number
of candidates down to one from each party
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What is a primary election?
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Daily Double!
Delegates to the national convention are chosen
by these
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What are primaries and caucuses?
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This is an organization designed to collect money
and provide financial support for political
candidates
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What is a Political Action Committee (PAC)?