1st Semester Test

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Chapter 1

• Civics in Our Lives.Civics in Our Lives.

Civics

Rights, Duties and ResponsibilitiesRights, Duties and Responsibilities

• Pay Taxes to support police departments, fire departments, schools and roads.

• Be informed about government issues.

• Attend School

• Write an article criticizing the president.

• Serve on a Jury

• Vote in Elections

• Keep others out of your house

• Obey Traffic Laws

• Have a lawyer with you if you are arrested.

• Volunteer to keep the environment clean.

• Buy a home in any neighborhood you like.

• Respect other people’s property.

• Register for the military draft (men 18 years and older).

• Rights• Be informed about government issues.• Attend School• Write an article criticizing the president.• Serve on a Jury• Vote in Elections• Keep others out of your house• Have a lawyer with you if you are arrested.• Buy a home in any neighborhood you like.

• Responsibilities• Be informed about government issues.

• Attend School

• Vote in Elections

• Volunteer to keep the environment clean.

• Respect other people’s property.

• Duties• Pay Taxes• Attend School• Serve on a Jury• Obey Traffic Laws• Respect other people’s property.• Register for the military draft (men 18 years and

older).

Chapter 2

• Foundations of Foundations of Government.Government.

The U.S. federal system of government

• Sequence Chain

Historical Documents

Historical Documents

Declaration ofIndependence

Articles of Confederation

Federalist Papers

Constitution

•Interactive Art- The Origins of the Constitution

Chapter 3

• The United States The United States Constitution.Constitution.

Three Principles of Limited Government

An Enduring Document

Chapter 4

• Rights and Rights and Responsibilities.Responsibilities.

• Chapter 4- 1st Chapter 4- 1st Amendment – Amendment – Interactive Art.Interactive Art.

The First Amendment

Chapter 5

• The Legislative The Legislative Branch.Branch.

Principles of Limited Government

How A Bill Becomes Law

How a Bill Becomes a Law

• A member of the House or the Senate introduces a bill and refers it to a committee.

• The House or Senate Committee may approve, rewrite, or kill the bill.

• The House or the Senate debates and votes on its version of the bill.

• House and Senate conference committee members work out the differences between the two versions.

• Both houses of Congress pass the revised bill.• The president signs or vetoes the bill.• Two-thirds majority vote of Congress is needed to

approve a vetoed bill.• Bill becomes a law.

Chapter 6

• The Executive The Executive Branch.Branch.

The President’s Many Hats

The president has many duties as the head of the executive branch.

Chapter 7

• The Judicial Branch.The Judicial Branch.

POLITICAL CARTOONChecks and Balances

This cartoon illustrates one way to view the system of checks and balances set up in the Constitution.

Road to the Supreme Court

Chapter 8

• State Government.State Government.

The U.S. Constitution established a federal system in which powers are divided between the national and state governments. Some powers are granted exclusively to the states, while others are shared with the national government.

                                                                                  

State PowersShared Powers

State PowersState Powers

Establish and maintain schools

Establish local governments

Regulate business within the state

Make marriage laws

Provide for public safety

Oversee elections

Assume other powers not delegated to the national government nor prohibited to the states

Shared PowersShared Powers

Maintain law and order

Levy taxes

Borrow money

Charter banks

Establish courts

Oversee public health and safety

Enforce laws

State PowersShared Powers Election OversightElection Oversight Levy TaxesLevy Taxes

Senator GrassleySen. HarkinCongressman- Braley

Senator GrassleySen. HarkinCongressman- Braley

President- OBamaVice President- Biden

Senator GrassleySen. HarkinCongressman- Braley

President- OBamaVice President- Biden Seven justices sit

on the supreme court. Supreme court justices serve eight-year terms

Senator GrassleySen. HarkinCongressman- Braley

President- OBamaVice President- Biden

BicameralSenateHouse of Rep.

Seven justices sit on the supreme court. Supreme court justices serve eight-year terms

Senator GrassleySen. HarkinCongressman- Braley

President- OBamaVice President- Biden

BicameralSenateHouse of Rep.

Governor- Governor- Terry Terry BrandstadBrandstad

Seven justices sit on the supreme court. Supreme court justices serve eight-year terms

Senator GrassleySen. HarkinCongressman- Braley

President- OBamaVice President- Biden

BicameralSenateHouse of Rep.

Governor- Governor- Terry Terry BrandstadBrandstad

Iowa District Court has general jurisdiction of all civil, criminal, juvenile,and probate matters in the state. different kinds of judicial officers with varying amounts of jurisdiction:  judicial magistrates, associate juvenile judges, associate probate judges, district associate judges, and district court judges.

Iowa Court of Appeals. -nine judges form the court of appeals.  All appellate judges are appointed by the governor.  Appellate court judges serve six-year terms. 

Seven justices sit on the supreme court. Supreme court justices serve eight-year terms

Chapter 9

• Local Government.Local Government.

American city governments have four different structures. The weak-mayor system dates back to colonial days and, as cities grew, was mostly replaced by the strong-mayor system. The commission and council-manager plans are closely related.

Mayor-CouncilIn the weak-mayor plan,weak-mayor plan, the mayor has equal voting power with all the members of the council. A weak mayor’s vote, however, may act as a tie breaker.The weak-mayor plan was the earliest structure of American city government. The colonists brought the structure from England, where mayors, like the Lord Mayor of London (shown above), were more ceremonial figures than city leaders. It was favored in early America because it keeps one person from being too powerful.

Mayor-Council

CommissionCommissionIn the commission plan, each council member is in charge of a different city department. The mayor’s vote carries the same weight as each of the commissioners’ votes.

In 1900 Galveston, Texas, (shown above) suffered a devastating hurricane that killed one out of every six people living there. In response, the city formed the first city commission to make sure that responsibility for the many different jobs needed to rebuild the town would not fall just to the mayor.

Council-ManagerCouncil-Manager

In cities with a council-manager plancouncil-manager plan, like Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (shown below), a city manager is appointed by the city council to run city departments. The mayor leads the city politically, and the manager directs the city’s day-to-day operations. 

The council-manager structure began in 1912 in Sumter, South Carolina. Sumter’s mayor created it based on the city commission structure in Galveston, but added a supervisory level—the city manager—to oversee the departments.

In the strong-mayor planstrong-mayor plan, the mayor has veto power on the decisions of the council. Mayors also appoint city officials and have power over the city budget.

Beginning in the 1800s, many cities changed from the weak-mayor to the strong-mayor plan. This change led to corruption in some places. New York City suffered under a corrupt city government, known as Tammany Hall, from the 1850s to the 1930s. Large cities, including New York, still have a strong-mayor plan, but corruption is rare. Michael Bloomberg is currently the New York City mayor.

Chapter 10

Electing Leaders.Electing Leaders.

Chapter 11

• The Political System.The Political System.