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| The evolutionary theory of the origins of the state is based on __?__. |
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| "To establish justice", one of the goals of the American government, means to ____?____. |
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| respect for minority rights |
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| What must go along with majority rule in a democracy? |
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| What feature of a state describes a state's power? |
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| In a presidential government, how are the executive and legislative branches related? |
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| A group of people who live together and rule themselves through a government is called a _____. |
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| The type of democracy Americans chose for their government is a _____. |
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| ______ is the decisions a government makes to help its people. |
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| The total absense of a government is called ______. |
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| The type of government in which power is shared between a central government and one or more local governments is called a _____. |
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| The _______ helped shape the American government system. |
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| _____ is very important in the decision-making process of a democracy. |
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| A _____ is a form of government in which the government is not responsible to the will of the people. |
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| In a _____, the executive is chosen by and responsible to the legislative branch. |
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| Preamble to the Constitution of the United States |
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| The __________ outlines the purposes of the American government. |
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| The group that thought that the Constitution set up a government that was too powerful was the ____. |
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| To _____ means to officially approve a document. |
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| A _____ was the written permission of the king to set up a colonial government. |
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| The agreement that allowed southern states to count part of their slave population for representation in the House was called the ______. |
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| The _____ was called the Great Compromise because it settled the important issue of representation. |
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| The _____ was the earliest of the famous English documents to limit the power of the king. |
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| The most populated states like the _____ because it gave them more representatives in Congress. |
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| The _____ was an early attempt to get the colonies to work together. |
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| _____ means that the people give government only as much power as necessary. |
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| A _____ is a basic set of laws that sets up a government and tells it what it can do. |
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| The king appointed the colonial governor in _____. |
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| The year that the declaration of independence was signed was ____. |
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| the power to make treaties and build a navy. |
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| The government set up by the Articles of Confederation had _____. |
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| the Second Continental Congress |
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| The first national government for the U.S. was _____. |
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| The debate over ratifying the Constitution was won by the _____. |
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| _____ is the principle of government that favors a national government with three independent branches. |
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| ____ allows for a national government and smaller regional governments. |
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| The courts have the power to declare a law unconstitutional, which is called _______. |
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| The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called the _____. |
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| When the president says no to a law Congress passes, it shows the principle of government called _____. |
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| The president's cabinet is an example of informal amendment of the Constitution by _____ |
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| When the president does not like a law congress wants, he can use his power of _____. |
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| When a court decides a law _____, people no longer have to obey it. |
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| A ______ is a change or addition that actually alters the words of the constitution. |
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| ______ is the principle that holds that all government power belongs to the people. |
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| The number of amendments to the Constitution |
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| when the supreme court declares a law unconstitutional |
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| An example of checks and balances is _____. |
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| the supreme court's decision in Marbury v. Madison said the court had the power of _____. |
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| Congress can informally amend the Constitution by ____. |
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