1. Civics & Economics Top 100
What every student should know to pass the Civics & Economics EOC
Goal 2

2. Goal 2: The learner will analyze how the government established by the United States Constitution embodies the purposes, values, and principles of American democracy.

3. Principles of the Constitution
Popular sovereignty
Federalism
Separation of Powers
Checks & Balances
Limited Government
Flexibility
Principles of the Constitution

4. 3 Branches of Government
Legislative – makes laws
Executive – executes or enforces laws
Judicial – interprets laws
3 Branches of Government

5. The first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee basic individual rights.
Bill of Rights, 1791

6. Suffrage Amendments 15th gave African Americans the right to vote.
19th gave women the right to vote.
23rd gave residents of the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections.
24th abolished poll taxes.
26th gave citizens 18 years and older the right to vote.
Suffrage Amendments

7. Civil War Amendments 13th abolished slavery.
14th defined citizenship and guaranteed all citizens “equal protection under the law.”
15th gave African Americans the right to vote.
Civil War Amendments

8. A majority of the members of the House of Representatives accuse the President or other high government officials of serious wrongdoing.
Impeachment

9. The Supreme Court’s power to overturn any law that it decides is in conflict with the Constitution.
Judicial Review was established by the decision in Marbury v. Madison.
Judicial Review

10. Landmark Supreme Court Cases
Marbury v. Madison – judicial review
Plessy v. Ferguson – “separate but equal”
Brown v. Board of Education – “separate is not equal”
Gideon v. Wainwright – court-appointed attorney
Miranda v. Arizona – rights of the accused
Landmark Supreme Court Cases

11. The states' rights concept is usually used to defend a state law that the federal government seeks to override, or to oppose a perceived violation by the federal government of the bounds of federal authority.
States’ Rights

12. Money the government collects, such as taxes, fines, bonds, or user fees.
Government Revenue

13. Strict versus loose construction of the Constitution
States’ rights
Electoral College and process
Civil and personal liberties
Contemporary Issues

14. Government Agencies Conservation of natural resources
Immigration and naturalization
Crime control and drug prevention
Information gathering and policy formation
Health and human services
National security
Transportation
Government Agencies