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•Civics period 2(:

Ch. 11. What is civics?The study of the rights and duties of citizens2. The American population is diverse. Explain?It means that different citizens of the U.S. have joined

together to make a single, strong nation3. How does one become a U.S. citizen?Birth, or naturalization process4. Compare and contrast illegal and legal aliens?Legal aliens are here legally and live much like American

Citizens5. What is a representative democracy?A government in witch citizens choose a smaller group

to govern on their behalf

Ch. 21. What is the Magna Carta?English documents that protected the nobles’ privileges

and allowed certain rights and landholders2. List 3 natural rights?Life, liberty, property3. Why did many early people settle in America?Religious freedom, economic gain, some didn’t come

willingly such as slaves4. Describe the triangular trade route?Pattern of trade that developed among Americas, Africa,

and Europe5. Why was the D.O.I. written?Written by Thomas Jefferson explaining why the USA

should be a free nation

The Declaration of IndependenceWrite the Preamble: When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one

people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to witch the Laws of nature’s god entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

List 3 GrievancesRefused to pass laws necessary for the public goodObstructed the administration of justiceMade judges dependent on his will alone

List 3 Signers of the DeclarationJohn Hancock Ben Franklin and Robert

Morris

Ch. 3 1. Name of the first constitution of the United States of America? Articles of confederation 2. List a weakness of the A.O.C.? Difficult for congress to pass a law, or amend the article's, congress

couldn’t enforce the law 3. What was the Great Compromise? Congress has 2 houses Senate witch would please the smaller states House of reps which would please the larger states 4. List the 3 branches of government…LegislativeExecutive Judicial 5. The writers of the Constitution divided power of government into three

types, what are they? Expressed powers- national power Reserved power- state power Concurrent powers-

Constitution of the United StatesWrite the Preamble: we the people

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 the general Welfare, and secure the 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?

Ch. 41. List 5 Freedoms in the First Amendment…Freedom of speech, religion, press, petition2. How many amendments are in the B.O.R.?103. What does suffrage mean?The right to vote4. Describe the Brown Decision?Supreme court ruled that racial segregation in the

public schools was on constitutional 5. List 3 accomplishments of MLK?Leader of civil rights movement, man of the year by

time magazine

Ch. 51. 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. 61. 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. 71. 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. 81. 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. 91. 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 Elections1. 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 CollegeWhat is it?Include a mapControversies?

Ch. 111. 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. 121. 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. 13 1. 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. 141. 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. 151. 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