1. Define the following terms:
a. divine right
b. limited government
c. Constitution
d. rule of law
e. amendment
f. double jeopardy
g. Federalism
h. Congress
i. popular sovereignty
j. checks and balances
k. separation of powers
l. Republic
m. unitary system
n. Electoral College
o. Confederation
p. parliamentary system
q. Legislative branch
r. Executive branch
s. Judicial branch
t. Bureaucracy
u. judicial review
v. due process
w. Jurisdiction
x. Apportionment
y. Census
z. Gerrymandering
aa. Lobbying
bb. judicial activism
cc. judicial restraint
dd. Supremacy Clause
2. What does pleading the 5th mean?
3. What is the length of a presidential term?
4. Which branch of government has the power to tax and collect revenue (the power of the purse)?
5. Basic steps for a bill to become a law.
6. Describe two ways the Founding Fathers limited the power of the federal government or limited the
power of the branches of the federal government.