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Ch What is civics? The study of rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many people today don’t think of themselves as part of just one ethnic group 3. How does one become a U.S. citizen? Birth/Naturalization 4. Compare and contrast illegal and legal aliens? Both come from different countries, but illegal aliens come to America w/o the naturalization process 5. What is a representative democracy? Were citizens choose a smaller group to represent them

Ch What is the Magna Carta? A document that protected the Nobel's control. It also granted certain rights to land owners. 2. List 3 natural rights? Life, liberty, property 3. Why did many early people settle in America? Religious beliefs 4. Describe the triangular trade route? America-Africa-Europe 5. Why was the D.O.I. written? To declare independence from Britain

The Declaration of Independence Write the Preamble: When in a Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with one 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 entitled them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the cause which impel them to the separation. List 3 Grievances Refused his Assent to laws, Refused to pass other laws, forbid governors to make laws List 3 Signers of the Declaration John Hancock, Robert Morris, John Morton

Ch Name of the first constitution of the United States of America? Article of Confederation 2. List a weakness of the A.O.C.? Difficult for Congress to pass laws 3. What was the Great Compromise? Plan to help settle structure of Congress 4. List the 3 branches of government… Legislative, Judicial, Executive 5. The writers of the Constitution divided power of government into three types, what are they? Expressed, Concurrent, Reserved

Constitution of the United States Write the Preamble: We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote general Welfare, and secure Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. What is the Elastic Clause? Stretched power of Congress

Ch List 5 Freedoms in the First Amendment… Speech, assembly, press, petition the govt., religion 2. How many amendments are in the B.O.R.? What does suffrage mean? Right to vote 4. Describe the Brown Decision? It ordered an end to segregation 5. List 3 accomplishments of MLK? Leader of civil rights movement, Mam of the Year, Nobel Peace Prize

Ch What is the difference between duties and responsibilities? You are required to do duties 2. List 2 responsibilities… Be informed, vote 3. List 2 duties… Pay taxes, obey laws 4. Governments are bureaucracies– what does this mean? Complex systems with many departments 5. How do Americans volunteer? List examples… Donate time/ money

Ch What are the two houses of Congress? Senate and House of Reps. 2. How has congressional apportionment changed over the last 200 years? Shift in pop. from NE States 3. How does Congress remove an official from office? Impeachment 4. List qualifications for Senators & Representatives… Senator- 30 years old, live in state you plan to represent, citizen for 7 years 5. How does a bill become a law? Idea-congressmen-House of Reps.-Senate-White House- President

Ch According to the U.S. Constitution, who can become president of the USA? 35 years old, born in US, live in US for 14 years 2. List duties of the President of the USA… Veto bills, make treaties 3. A nation’s plan for dealing with other nations is called? Foreign Policy 4. A group of presidential advisers that include the heads of the top-level executive departments? Cabinet 5. What is the civil service system Practice of hiring govt. workers

Ch The authority to hear and decide a case is known as? Jurisdiction 2. Describe the tenure for a federal judge? For life 3. The United States Supreme Court has how many members? None 4. What court case gave the Supreme Court Judicial review? Marbury v. Madison 5. What court case permitted “separate but equal” facilities for whites and African Americans? Plessy v. Ferguson

Ch An organization of individuals with broad, common interests who organize to win elections? Political party 2. Two major political parties today? Democrats and Republicans 3. List a third party… Green party 4. Geographic area that contains a specific number of voters? Precedent 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? Closed primary

Ch. 10 Voting and Elections 1. In most states what are the requirements for voting? Registered, 18 years old, resident of state, citizen 2. If you cannot get to the polls on election day, how can you still vote? Absentee ballot 3. A way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law? Referendum 4. To promote a particular person or idea and to influence voters to choose one candidate over another is what technique? Propaganda 5. Politicians who have already been elected to office are known as? Incumbent

Electoral College What is it? Part of the process that Americans use to select their president and Vice president Include a map Controversies? Critics say that large states have too much influence

Ch The term for the ideas and attitudes that most people hold about a particular issue or person Public opinion 2. Mass media includes? Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, recordings, movies, web sites, and books 3. Can the government censor material before it is published? No 4. What is libel? No one is free to publish false info that will harm someone’s reputation 5. Provide an example of an interest group? The U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Ch What is a federal system of government? Sharing of power between govts. 2. What is a bicameral legislature? 2 house legislature 3. In most states what are the qualifications for becoming governor? American citizen, 30 years old, resident of state for 5 years 4. The court of last resort in most states? State Supreme court 5. How can judges be removed from office? Impeachment

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

Ch What is public policy? The course of action the govt. takes in response to an issue or problem 2. In setting priorities, a community must decide what it ______________ most? Values 3. Law signed in 2001, to hold schools accountable for student learning? No child left behind 4. When was the EPA established? The preservation and protection of our natural resources? Conservation

Ch What was the first known system of written law? Code of Hammurabi 2. Party that brings charges? Plaintiff 3. Individual or group accused of a crime? Defendant 4. What amendments guarantee due process? 5 th and 14 th 5. A judge’s authorization – specifying the exact place to be searched and describing what objects may be seized? Search warrant

Checks and Balances Executive LegislativeJudicial Draw arrows to one another explaining checks and balances p. 88 Can Impeach president Can impeach Judges Can declare presidential actions Can appoint judges Can veto legislation