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Ch What is civics? The study of the rights and duties of citizens. The American population is diverse. Explain Ethnicity race stuff like that 3. How does one become a U.S. citizen? By either birth or naturalization 4. Compare and contrast illegal and legal aliens? Legal aliens passed through Elise Island but illegal aliens cross over their borders without permission 5. What is a representative democracy? When you chose a smaller group to represent you or your state.

Ch What is the Magna Carta? A document signed by King John 2. List 3 natural rights? Life liberty and property 3. Why did many early people settle in America? Because they wanted religious freedom 4. Describe the triangular trade route? Rum went to Africa and was exchanged for slaves and gold which was sent to the west Indies and traded for sugar and molasses 5. Why was the D.O.I. written? Because we wanted freedom from Britain

The Declaration of Independence Write the Preamble: When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected with another and to assume among the powers of the earth the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s god entitle them a decent respect to opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to separation List 3 grievances he put armies in the colonies in peaceful times he did not give them a say when he appointed judges and he did not let the colonies have a house of representatives List 3 Signers of the Declaration john Hancock ben franklin ben rush.

Ch Name of the first constitution of the United States of America? The articles of confederation 2. List a weakness of the A.O.C.? It didn’t allow the government to tax the states 3. What was the Great Compromise? Something with the Constitution 4. List the 3 branches of government… Legislative judicial and executive 5. The writers of the Constitution divided power of government into three types, what are they? Shared powers reserved powers equal powers

Constitution of the United States Write the Preamble: We the people in order to form a more perfect union establish justice insure domestic tranquility provide for the common defense promote general welfare and secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our posterity do ordain and establish this constitution for the united states of America What is the Elastic Clause? A stretched clause

Ch List 5 Freedoms in the First Amendment… Speech religion press assembly petition 2. How many amendments are in the B.O.R.? What does suffrage mean? The right to vote 4. Describe the Brown Decision? Racial segregation in public schools is unconstitutional 5. List 3 accomplishments of MLK?

Ch What is the difference between duties and responsibilities? 2. List 2 responsibilities… 3. List 2 duties… 4. Governments are bureaucracies– what does this mean? 5. How do Americans volunteer? List examples…

Ch What are the two houses of Congress? 2. How has congressional apportionment changed over the last 200 years? 3. How does Congress remove an official from office? 4. List qualifications for Senators & Representatives… 5. How does a bill become a law?

Ch According to the U.S. Constitution, who can become president of the USA? 2. List duties of the President of the USA… 3. A nation’s plan for dealing with other nations is called? 4. A group of presidential advisers that include the heads of the top-level executive departments? 5. What is the civil service system

Ch The authority to hear and decide a case is known as? 2. Describe the tenure for a federal judge? 3. The United States Supreme Court has how many members? 4. What court case gave the Supreme Court Judicial review? 5. What court case permitted “separate but equal” facilities for whites and African Americans?

Ch An organization of individuals with broad, common interests who organize to win elections? 2. Two major political parties today? 3. List a third party… 4. Geographic area that contains a specific number of voters? 5. Most states hold a primary where only the declared members of a party are allowed to vote for that party’s nominees. What is this primary called?

Ch. 10 Voting and Elections 1. In most states what are the requirements for voting? 2. If you cannot get to the polls on election day, how can you still vote? 3. A way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law? 4. To promote a particular person or idea and to influence voters to choose one candidate over another is what technique? 5. Politicians who have already been elected to office are known as?

Electoral College What is it? Include a map Controversies?

Ch The term for the ideas and attitudes that most people hold about a particular issue or person 2. Mass media includes? 3. Can the government censor material before it is published? 4. What is libel? 5. Provide an example of an interest group?

Ch What is a federal system of government? 2. What is a bicameral legislature? 3. In most states what are the qualifications for becoming governor? 4. The court of last resort in most states? 5. How can judges be removed from office?

Ch Most large cities operate under what mayor-system? 2. Central city and surrounding suburbs is known as? 3. Normally a state’s largest territorial and political subdivision? 4. Where the county courthouse is located? 5. Smallest unit of local government?

Ch What is public policy? 2. In setting priorities, a community must decide what it ______________ most? 3. Law signed in 2001, to hold schools accountable for student learning? 4. When was the EPA established? 5. The preservation and protection of our natural resources?

Ch What was the first known system of written law? 2. Party that brings charges? 3. Individual or group accused of a crime? 4. What amendments guarantee due process? 5. A judge’s authorization – specifying the exact place to be searched and describing what objects may be seized?

Checks and Balances Executive Legislative Judicial Draw arrows to one another explaining checks and balances p. 88