Question 1

The 3 Branches of Government are

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Legislative, Executive, Judicial

Question 2

the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services

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Economics

Question 3

What does the Constitution do?

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Sets up the government of US and protects basic rights.

Question 4

What is an amendment?

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A change or addition to the Constitution

Question 5

What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

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The Senate and House of Representatives

Question 6

What did the Declaration of Independence do?

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Declared our independence from Great Britain

Question 7

Which branch of government is responsible for the creation of laws?

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The legislative Branch

Question 8

All things used in producing goods and services are known as:

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Resources

Question 9

Who does a U.S. Senator represent?

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All the people of the state he or she is elected from

Question 10

Your second choice, what you give up when you make a decision,

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opportunity cost

Question 11

This allows the President to reject a bill from Congress.

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Veto

Question 12

What do the the fifty stars on the U.S. flag represent?

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The fifty states

Question 13

The amount of goods available

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supply

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a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action

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incentive

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A situation in which unlimited wants exceed the limited resources available to fulfill those wants

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Scarcity

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the desire to own something and the ability to pay for it

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demand

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No person or government is above the law and no government or its officials can enforce laws that are unfair or unjust

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Rule of Law

Question 18

The current NY Senators

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Kirsten Gillibrand & Chuck Schumer

Question 19

Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition

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1st Amendment

Question 20

the highest federal court in the United States

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The Supreme Court

Question 21

The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution.

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We the people

Question 22

The Bill of Rights

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What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

Question 23

How many amendments does the Constitution have?

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twenty-seven (27)

Question 24

Who is your current Representative in the House of Representatives?

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Paul Tonko

Question 25

A government ruled by one person usually a king or queen.

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Monarchy

Question 26

A form of government in where the leader has absolute power and authority usually maintained through the use violence.

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Dictatorship

Question 27

A theory of class struggle that results in equality through collective ownership through the sharing of wealth.

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Marxism

Question 28

absence of government or control; lawlessness; disorder

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Anarchy

Question 29

An economic and government system where the government controls all aspects of the economy. There is no private ownership

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Communism

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