Important Civics vocab terms

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  1. 2. After each 10-year ________________ the US government adjusts the number of House of Reps members each state gets.
  2. 5. The _____________ act was a tax on paper goods that the Americans found unfair because of lack of representation.
  3. 10. This is when Federal government power increases over state powers.
  4. 11. This is the type of democracy that the US has:
  5. 14. Powers that Congress has that relate to making or changing laws:
  6. 20. The house of _____________________ is based on population.
  7. 22. This is the system that determines the president in the US, using a system of Electors based on Congressional numbers
  8. 23. The President is the head of this branch:
  9. 24. This type of government gives rule based on being born into the system.
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  1. 1. Who breaks ties in the Senate?
  2. 3. The country that America gained independence from:
  3. 4. The type of legislative branch that the US has:
  4. 5. Maintaining _____________ order is an important function of government.
  5. 6. This is a government system where power is divided between the Federal Government and states.
  6. 7. The first three words of the Constitution.
  7. 8. The Supreme Law of the US:
  8. 9. This branch of the government is concerned with judging the Constitutionality of laws:
  9. 12. This is the first ten amendments to the Constitution, defining individual rights and limits of the government.
  10. 13. This is how many electoral votes Arkansas gets:
  11. 15. The Articles of ________________ outlined an early US government, but they were too weak to last
  12. 16. This is how many House of Reps members that Arkansas has:
  13. 17. ____________ right is the idea that the ruler was appointed by God/a religious reason.
  14. 18. Each state has two members elected to the ______________.
  15. 19. This is who is third in line for the Presidency:
  16. 21. When a government doesn't exist/has no control: