The government did not have a separate judicial branch.

The states could not print their own currency.

The president was able to spend taxes freely

The government had too much power over trade.

It required the president to resolve disputes between states.

It created an executive branch to enforce laws.

It gave each state sovereign authority over its laws.

It required unanimous consent of states to create new laws.

Give land to the homeless

Fight wars on foreign soil

Keep the homeland at peace

Provide citizens with insurance

Sending troops to stabilize a region

Using sanctions against a country

Sending humanitarian aid to a country

Using nuclear weapons to end a war

depends on people; serve the people

depends on law; maintain the law

depends onlegislators; serve legislators

depends on liberty; maintain those liberties

Example A: checks and balances; Example B: separation of powers

Example A: checks and balances; Example B: judicial review

Example A: separation of powers; Example B: individual rights

Example A: separation of powers; Example B: checks and balances

Popular sovereignty

Judicial review

Checks and balances

Separation of powers

There is no need for a separate Bill of Rights.

The Constitution does not give enough power to the states.

The Constitution will not strengthen the government.

A strong national government will protect the people in times of crisis.

It holds government officials and institutions accountable to the law.

It requires government officials and institutions to create new laws.

It prevents government officials and institutions from making their work public.

It ensures government officials and institutions are exempt from laws.

Oligarchy

Autocracy

Democracy

Communism

Aliens

Citizens

Immigrants

Residents

Naturalization has become less popular than it was in the past

Naturalization has steadily increased voter turnout.

Naturalization laws have become increasingly strict over time.

Naturalization leads to a larger pool of voters.

The democracy will fail.

The common good will suffer.

The citizen will be charged with a crime.

The citizen will be fined.

To ensure that students can go to private schools

To ensure the operation of international trade

To provide a fair report of business practices

To provide social programs for needy citizens

Freedom to publish opinions in the local newspaper

The ability to own a gun, as long as the laws are followed

The guarantee of a well-paying job

Freedom to join the church of choice

If Peter could prove that he had paid the full price of the house already

If Peter was born as a citizen of the United States, not a naturalized citizen or resident

If the governmentdid not make a reasonable effort to build the park in an uninhabited area

If the government did not offer him fair market price for his home

Amendment I (free speech) and Amendment VI(due process)

Amendment I (free press) and Amendment IV (search and seizure)

Amendment IX (enumerated rights) and Amendment VI(due process)

Amendment IX(unenumerated rights) and Amendment IV (search and seizure)

He could sue the paper for libel and could win the case if he proved that Tracy had a grudge against him.

He could sue the paper for slander and could win the case if he proved that Tracy had a grudge against him.

He could sue the paper for libel and could win the case if he proved that the accusations were untrue and his reputation was hurt.

He could sue the paper for slander and could win the case if he proved that the accusations were untrue and his reputation was hurt.

a government more likely to hide its actions from the people

a government more responsive to the needs of the people

the establishment of English as the official language of the United States

the establishment of government-run news organizations

Trial by jury

Free speech

Right to bear arms

Due process

It led to the Fifteenth Amendment, allowing racial minorities to vote.

It led to the Nineteenth Amendment, allowing women to vote.

It led to the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, allowing 18-year-olds to vote.

It led to the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, allowing 21-year-olds to vote.

It enforced the Fifteenth Amendment, protecting the right of racial minorities to vote.

It enforced the Nineteenth Amendment, protecting the right of women to vote.

It extended suffrage to U.S. citizens, allowing 21-year-olds to vote.

It extended suffrage to U.S. citizens, allowing 18-year-olds to vote.

States could continue segregation as long as facilities were separate but equal

Individuals of different races voluntarily stopped all forms of school segregation.

The federal government ordered that states desegregate classes.

Desegregation was ordered for only high schools

The right to freedom of speech; it provides them with the ability to speak to their attorneys without fear of incrimination.

The protection against self-incrimination; it informs them that speaking to law enforcement could incriminate them.

The protection of due process; it prevents convicted offenders from receiving cruel and unusual punishments.

The right to freedom of assembly; it prevents law enforcement from asking them questions without the presence of an attorney.

Democrats tend to favor tax increases to support new social programs more than Republicans.

Republicans tend to favor tax increases to support new social programs more than Democrats.

Democrats tend to favor tax decreases, while Republicans tend to favor keeping tax rates the same.

Republicans tend to favor tax increases, while Democrats tend to favor keeping tax rates the same.

A voter concerned about leadership experience

A voter concerned about women’s rights
A voter concerned about women’s rights

A voter concerned about protecting the rights of the accused

A voter concerned about rising unemployment in the state

Her business experience

Her educational experience

Her political experience

Her lobbyist experience

An online petition and letters to citizens

Calling citizens by phone and letters to citizens

Emailing the representative and an online petition

Group rally event and emailing the representative

Elected officials are better able to measure public opinion if there are no interfering factions.

Lobbyists will balance one another in government influence if they are subject to fewer laws.

Political ads, despite their biases, are best able to inform citizens when there are no regulations.

The media, despite its biases, are best able to  government when they are free.monitor the

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Entertainment

Factual

Propaganda

To encourage people to move to government lands

To discourage people from moving to government lands

To encourage people to move to California

To discourage people from moving to California

Identify public policy alternatives by talking to her doctor about options to locate funding for shots.

Outline her citizen-action plan to the  department proposing it offer a low-cost vaccination clinic.
local health

Evaluate public policy alternatives by speaking to federal health officials about similar efforts in other communities.

Conduct background research by visiting reliable web sites to read about side effects of flu shots.

Can replacement will be easier if the city service collects trash.

Recycling will increase if the city service collects trash.

Residents will pay less if the city service collects trash.

There will be more jobs available if the city service collects trash.

Minimum wage changes impact both small business owners and employees.

Minimum wage changes impact small-business owners more than employees.

Minimum wage changes impact employees more than small-business owners.

Minimum wage changes have little impact employees  owners or small-business

Fred, because he wants the vacant lot near him to be used for construction

Michaela, because public funding would be split between two hospitals

Carlos, because he will profit from supplying the new business

Gina, because she will need to find work when she graduates

Congress lifting the oil embargo on a formerly communist government

A Supreme Court hearing on worker discrimination based on national origin

Congress voting to construct an aid center in Florida for political refugees

A Supreme Court justice voting to take a case involving his country of birth

Samantha teaches others about the history of the United Nations (UN).

Jada volunteers to help raise funds for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

Ethan writes a report on the origins of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

David reads the annual report published by the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Socialism

Communism

Democracy

Autocracy

Central government

Local government

State government

Regional government

In a confederal system, city governments have the most power.

In a confederal system, international associations have the most power.

In a confederal system, state governments have the most power.

In a confederal system, the people have the most power.

U.S. Senate proposes treaties; the president carries out foreign treaties.

U.S. Senate negotiates foreign treaties; the president approves treaties.

U.S. Senate carries out foreign treaties; the president proposes treaties.

U.S. Senate ratifies treaties; the president negotiates foreign treaties.

Senate and president

House of Representatives and Senate

Supreme Court and president

Supreme Court and House of Representatives

Only the federal government provides for public welfare

Only the federal government charters banks

Only the federal government borrows money

Only the federal government regulates interstate trade

Two-thirds of each houseof Congress votes to propose

Two-thirds of citizens nationwide vote to propose

Three-fourths of state legislatures vote to propose

Three-fourths of each house of Congressvotes to propose.

To prevent the Supreme Court from being eliminated

To keep some states from being too powerful

To allow the Constitution to be adjusted as times change

To give the president a role in changing the government

Appoints federal judges

Declares acts of Congress unconstitutional

Ratifies treaties

Impeaches and removes judges

Court of Veterans Appeals

Florida Supreme Court

U.S. court of appeals

State-level court of claims

This is a local small-claims case.

This is a local challenge to international trade.

This is a federal small-claims case.

This is a federal challenge to international trade.

He remembers that the Florida Constitution does not have a bill of rights, but the U.S. Constitution does.

He remembers that the Florida Constitution does not allow for the executive branch to establish a cabinet, but the U.S. Constitution does.

He remembers that the Florida Constitution has five methods to propose an amendment, but the U.S. Constitution only has two.

He remembers that the Florida Constitutiongives the executive branch power over military forces, while the U.S. Constitution does not.

Delivering mail

Granting teacher certificates

Minting quarters

Providing fire protection