What term describes a government ruled by a few powerful people?

What is an alliance of mostly independent states called?

What are the decisions and laws that a government makes in an area of public concern called?

What do you call a person who moves permanently to a new country?

Which form of government has a leader with absolute power and authority?

What is a plan for collecting and spending money called?

What is the political system in which all citizens meet to discuss government matters and vote firsthand?

What is a system of limited government in which people are the ultimate source of government power?

What is a system of government in which the power to rule is in the hands of a single individual?

What do you call community members who owe loyalty to the government and are entitled to protection from it?

What is an agreement by which people give up some freedoms for an organized society called?

What is a centralized government in which all government powers belong to a single, central agency?

What is the principle by which a group agrees to abide by the opinion that most members hold?

What is government by consent of the governed called?

What is the name of the constitutional plan that favored large states because representation was based on population?

What is the introduction to the Constitution that states the purpose of government called?

Which plan favored small states because state representation was equal?

What is the theory of equality called?

Which part of the Constitution says Congress has implied powers?

What is a weak constitution that governed America during the Revolutionary War?

What is a system that rests on previous court decisions called?

Who is a king or queen?

What are powers exercised by both the national and state governments called?

Who has the final authority on interpreting the Constitution?

What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?

What are powers of Congress that are not specifically listed in the Constitution called?

Which compromise included part of the slave population in calculating representation?

Who were the supporters of the Constitution during the Constitutional Convention?

Which term refers to congressional powers that are not stated explicitly in the Constitution?

What is the system called in which longer-serving members get the best committee assignments?

Which term describes the specific powers of Congress listed in the Constitution?

What is the senatorial practice of talking a bill to death called?

Which process is used to determine each state’s number of representatives?

What is the president’s refusal to sign a bill called?

What is the term for a way to draw district boundaries that favors one party over another?

Who is a person hired by a private group to influence government decisions?

What does it mean to accuse an official of misconduct in office?

Which group elects the president and vice president?

What is an advisory group chosen by the president to help accomplish the work of the executive branch called?

What is a group of people with similar beliefs who seek to control government by winning elections and holding office?

What is a rule or command made by the president that has the force of law?

What term describes prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair?

What is the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm called?

What is a formal agreement between the governments of two or more countries called?

What is a meeting of party members to select delegates backing one or another primary candidate called?

What is the system called where two political parties dominate all aspects of government in America?

What is the process of candidate selection in an electoral system called?

Which court reviews decisions from lower district courts?

What is a nominating election held to choose party candidates who will run in the general election called?

What is campaign money that is subject to regulations by the FEC called?

What is a political committee that can solicit and spend unlimited sums of money but not directly to a politician or political party?

What is a detailed explanation of the legal thinking behind a court decision called?

What is the situation in which all justices vote the same way called?

What is the view of the majority of justices on a case called?

What does it mean if something is allowed by the Constitution?

What is a federal court where trials are held and lawsuits are begun called?

What is the past opinion that guides judges by offering a model upon which to base their own decisions in similar cases called?

What is the opinion that presents the view of justices who disagree with the majority decision called?

What is the power to review any federal, state, or local law or action to see if it goes against the Constitution called?

What is the authority of a court to hear a case appealed from a lower court called?

What is the situation in which both state and federal courts have jurisdiction called?

What is a request for the Supreme Court to review a case called?

What is the court’s authority to hear and decide a case called?

What is a written document that explains one side’s position in a case called?

What are the constitutional rights which police must read to a suspect before questioning can occur called?

What is the authority to hear cases for the first time called?

Which term refers to false speech intended to damage a person's reputation?

What is the policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs called?

A false written statement about an individual is known as:

What is a legal action by a person or group against another person or group called?

Which clause states that people should have the right to practice religion as they choose?

What is government action that prohibits speech or other expression before it can take place?

Who is the head of the U.S. Department of State and a member of the President's Cabinet?

What is the method of referring a bill to the voters for approval before the bill can become a law?