Question 1

People elect representatives to make laws and conduct government

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Republicanism

Question 2

Congress makes laws for the nation

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separation of powers

Question 3

the President and all other government officials must obey the law like all American citizens

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limited government

Question 4

voters in Virginia elected the first black governor to office in 1989

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republicanism

Question 5

the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional

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checks and balances

Question 6

Congress cannot make a law that violates freedom of speech

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individual rights

Question 7

the powers of national government are distributed among three branches of government

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separation of powers

Question 8

the government cannot arrest a person unless that person has violated a law

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limited government

Question 9

state and local governments supervise the public school system

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federalism

Question 10

the senate can refuse to approve a treaty that the President has negotiated

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checks and balances

Question 11

the president can veto a bill that has been approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate

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checks and balances

Question 12

the President is commander and

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separation of powers

Question 13

states can make marriage laws for their state

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federalism

Question 14

amendment 19 gave women the right to vote

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individual rights

Question 15

the national and state government can conduct elections

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federalism

Question 16

only Congress has the power to declare war

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separation of powers

Question 17

people are the source of all government authority

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popular sovereignty

Question 18

Congress must have 2/3 vote in each house to override a veto

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checks and balances

Question 19

the people of Mount Vernon vote in local elections

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republicanism

Question 20

(Congress shall make no law.) denying individual freedoms of the first amendment

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individual rights

Question 21

educational requirements vary state to state

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federalism

Question 22

presidential appointees are subject to approval by the senate

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checks and balances

Question 23

"We the people of the United States..."

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popular sovereignty

Question 24

in Pennsylvania, people pay both a state and federal income tax.

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federalism

Question 25

government may exercise only those powers delegated to it

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limited government

Question 26

government can govern only with the consent of the government

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republicanism

Question 27

"All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in Congress..."

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separation of powers

Question 28

powers not specifically given to the federal government by the constitution are retained by the states

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federalism

Question 29

rights to bear arms

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individual rights

Question 30

government officials are not above the law i & must be held to the same standard as all other citizens

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limited government

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