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- 4. Washington insiders use this electric-train nickname for Social Security and Medicare, because touching them is politically deadly. (confusing item, p.26)
- 6. The Constitution begins by listing the government’s jobs. They include establishing justice, providing for the common defense, securing the blessings of liberty, and promoting the general ______. (Constitution fact, p.9)
- 11. An 1870s engraving shows passengers on a ship with the Statue of Liberty in the background. The caption says this group is arriving from this country. (picture fact, p.12)
- 12. This view of freedom means the absence of constraints, especially government interference. Its motto is “leave me alone.” (bold term, p.16)
- 13. In the federal spending pie chart (Figure 1.1), this program takes the biggest slice at 21 percent. (graph fact, p.10)
- 14. Under the Fourteenth Amendment, anyone born on U.S. soil automatically gets this. Almost no nation in Europe, Asia, or Africa offers it. (bold term, p.49)
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- 1. James Madison wrote in Federalist No. 51: “If men were ______, no government would be necessary.” (quote, p.20)
- 2. The Declaration of Independence says all people have unalienable rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of ______. (D of I, p.13)
- 3. In the Pew chart of religion in the U.S. (Figure 1.4), this group grew from 16.4% in 2010 to 25.6% in 2020. (graph fact, p.43)
- 5. A form of self-rule in which citizens take part directly in government decisions, like an early New England town meeting. (bold term, p.19)
- 7. The organizations, norms, and rules that structure political action.Congress, the Supreme Court, and a city council are all examples. (bold term, p.8)
- 8. President Ronald Reagan said, “As government expands, liberty ______.”(quote, p.17)
- 9. The idea that individuals, not society or the government, are responsible for their own well-being. (bold term, p.28)
- 10. This group wants government cut to a minimum. It should protect public safety, property, and borders, and do little else. (bold term, p.24)