| A | B |
|---|
| Population | People loyal to the nation |
| Magna Carta | 1215 Limited the power of the ruler |
| Mayflower Compact | 1620 Est. Rules for the colony 1st document of self government in America |
| Code of Hammurabi | 1st set of written laws, apply to all, punishment set with crime |
| Articles of Confederation | 1st try at self government for US |
| Unitary | All power held by National Gov |
| three fifths | Amount a slave would count towards population |
| Common defense | Armed forces, police, treaties and alliances |
| Fifteenth Amendment | Cannot deny the vote based on Color Race or previous condition of servitude |
| Blue | Color associated with Democrats |
| Red | Color associated with Republican |
| Conference | Committee that makes sure a passed bill is okay by both houses |
| Article Four | Contains Full Faith and Credit Clause and new states |
| Gerrymandering | Drawing the district lines in a state for political reasons |
| At Large | Elected for the entire state all senators |
| Republic | Elected Officals hold the power |
| Twenty First Amendment | Ended Prohibition |
| Thirteenth Amendment | Ended Slavery |
| Domestic Tranquility | enforcement of laws, personal choices and differences allow for this part of the preamble |
| Article Two | Establishes the Executive Branch |
| Article Three | Establishes the judicial Branch |
| Article One | Establishes the Legislative branch |
| Anarchy | Everyone or no one has the power |
| Marijuana Party | Example of a single issue party |
| Tea Party | Example of a splinter party |
| Communist Party | Example of an Ideological Party |
| Distance | Factor leading to Independence |
| First Amendment | Five Freedoms: Speech, Press, Assembly, Petition, Religion |
| Franking | Free postage and printing for a congress member for official business |
| Twenty Sixth Amendment | Gave 18 year olds the vote |
| Nineteenth Amendment | Gave Women the vote |
| Pork Barreling | Getting federal money for your district |
| Socialism | government or workers own the means of production |
| Political Party | group of like minded people who work to win elections, shape policy and run the government |
| Sovereignty | Having the power to control your nation |
| Majority Leader | Head of the party that holds the most seats in the Chamber. |
| Connecticut Compromise | House based on Population Senate Equal for All states |
| population | how is the number of representatives determined |
| four | how many representatives does NV have |
| Article Five | How to amend |
| Article Seven | How to Ratify |
| Dean Heller | JR NV Senator |
| Territory | Land that is controlled by the nation |
| Speaker | Leader of the House of Repsentatives |
| Federal | Local and National Share power |
| Capitalism | market economy no rules do what you like |
| twenty five | minimum age for a member of the house |
| thirty | minimum age for a member of the Senate |
| one | minimum number of reps a state can have |
| Republican | More conservative of the two main parties today |
| Democrat | More liberal of the two main parties today |
| Confederation | Most power held by Local Govs |
| Barack Obama | Most Recent Democratic President |
| George W Bush | Most Recent Republican President |
| Dictatorship | One person holds power usually by force |
| Single Issue | Party that cares and work for one issue |
| Splinter | Party that has broken away from a larger party |
| Ideological | Party that work to change all aspects of life social, economical, and political |
| Constituent | Person represented by an elected official |
| Government | Political organization for the nation |
| Filibuster | Power of a Senator to talk a bill to death |
| New Jersey Plan | Power to the small states Rep Equal for all |
| Virginia Plan | Power to the to Big States Rep based on Population or Money |
| Eighteenth Amendment | Prohibition Cannot Make, sell or transport Alcohol |
| Fourth Amendment | Protection from unreasonable searches and Seizures |
| Fifth Amendment | Protections for the accused Double jeopardy, self incrimination |
| Sixth Amendment | Protections for the accused Speedy trial, confront witnesses, counsel |
| Dina Titus | Rep for NV 1 |
| Mark Amodei | Rep for NV 2 |
| Joe Heck | Rep for NV 3 |
| Cresent Hardy | Rep for NV 4 |
| Prolife | Republican stance on abortion |
| Second Amendment | Right to Bear arms |
| Politico | Role of a congress member where they will try to balance party, district and self. |
| Trustee | role of a congress member where they will vote based on their own decision |
| Delegate | Role of a congress member where they will vote only the way their district wants them to |
| Monarchy | Royal Family holds the power |
| General Wlefare | Social service programs public education help to promote this portion of the preamble |
| Harry Reid | SR NV Senator and Minority Leader |
| Article Six | Supremacy clause |
| six years | term for a member of the Senate |
| two years | term of a member of the house of Representatives |
| Direct Democracy | The people have the power everyone votes on everything |
| Communism | the people of the nation own the means of production |
| Veto | The power of the president to refuse to sign a bill into law. Congress can override with a 2/3rs vote. |
| One Party System | There is a singular national party that controls the government |
| Multiple Party System | Three or more parties compete to Control the government |
| one hundred | total number of senators |
| Elephant | Traditional symbol of the Republican Party |
| Two Party system | Two nearly balanced parties compete to control the government |
| Donkey | Traditional symbol of the Democratic Party |
