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Year in review

Year in review. Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1. 1. What is civics? The study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Different ethnic, racial, backrounds 3. How does one become a U.S. citizen? Birth or naturalization process

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Year in review

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  1. Year in review Total points 25 Use your book

  2. Ch. 1 • 1. What is civics? • The study of the rights and duties of citizens • 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Different ethnic, racial, backrounds • 3. How does one become a U.S. citizen? Birth or naturalization process • 4. Compare and contrast illegal and legal aliens? 12 million illegialalians live in the USA Legal aliens are here legally and live much like citizens • 5. What is a representative democracy? • A democracy where we vote on citizens to make our decisions

  3. Ch. 2 • 1. What is the Magna Carta? • The magna carta is the English Constitution that limited the power of the Monarch and gave more to the nobles. • 2. List 3 natural rights? • Life, liberty, and property • 3. Why did many early people settle in America? • For freedom of religion, and escape religious persecution • 4. Describe the triangular trade route? The pattern of trade between the Americas, Europe, and Africa • 5. Why was the D.O.I. written? • The declaration was written to declare independence from the English.

  4. 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 in which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should delcare the cause which impel them to the seperation. • List 3 Grievances • He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. • He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasion on the rights of the people. • He has made Judges dependant on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries. • List 3 Signers of the Declaration • John Hancock • Benjamin Franklin • Samuel Adams

  5. 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.? • Congress had no power to collect taxes. • 3. What was the Great Compromise? • The proposal that their should be two buildings of Congress. • 4. List the 3 branches of government… Legislative, Executive, Judical • 5. The writers of the Constitution divided power of government into three types, what are they? Expressed powers, reserved powers, concurrent powers

  6. 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 defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America. • What is the Elastic Clause? • To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Governement of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

  7. Ch. 4 • 1. List 5 Freedoms in the First Amendment… Assembly, religion, press, petition, speech • 2. How many amendments are in the B.O.R.? • 10 • 3. What does suffrage mean? • Right to vote • 4. Describe the Brown Decision? • Racial segregation is unconst. • 5. List 3 accomplishments of MLK?

  8. Ch. 5 • 1. What is the difference between duties and responsibilities? • Duties - required • 2. List 2 responsibilities… • Be informed, vote • 3. List 2 duties…obey laws, pay taxes • 4. Governments are bureaucracies– what does this mean? • Many departments • 5. How do Americans volunteer? List examples… • Cleaning highway, helping needy, animal shelter, food drives

  9. Ch. 6 • 1. What are the two houses of Congress? • State & house of rep • 2. How has congressional apportionment changed over the last 200 years? • Shift in pop from states to growing population in the south and western states • 3. How does Congress remove an official from office? • Impeaches along w/ 2/3 vote • 4. List qualifications for Senators & Representatives… • H – 25 yo, cit for 7 years • S – 30 yo, cit for 9 years • 5. How does a bill become a law? • Idea, goes to standing committee, debated and voted by congress, approved, sent to pres

  10. Ch. 7 • 1. According to the U.S. Constitution, who can become president of the USA? 35 yo, native born, res for 14 years • 2. List duties of the President of the USA… • Carry out laws • 3. A nation’s plan for dealing with other nations is called? Forigen 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 • Fair way of hiring people

  11. Ch. 8 • 1. 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? • 9 justices • 4. What court case gave the Supreme Court Judicial review? • Marbary v. madison • 5. What court case permitted “separate but equal” facilities for whites and African Americans? • Plessy v furgeson

  12. Ch. 9 • 1. An organization of individuals with broad, common interests who organize to win elections? • Political party • 2. Two major political parties today? • Republican & democrat • 3. List a third party… green • 4. Geographic area that contains a specific number of voters? • precinct • 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

  13. Ch. 10 Voting and Elections • 1. In most states what are the requirements for voting? • 18 yo • 2. If you cannot get to the polls on election day, how can you still vote? • Absanteebalot • 3. A way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law? • recall • 4. To promote a particular person or idea and to influence voters to choose one candidate over another is what technique? • propoganda • 5. Politicians who have already been elected to office are known as? • incumbents

  14. Electoral College • What is it? • 538 electors used to select the president • Include a map • Controversies? • Some find it unfair when you win w/ popular and not with electoral

  15. Ch. 11 • 1. 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, magazine, recordings, movies, internet web sites, and books • 3. Can the government censor material before it is published? • No, I don’t think • 4. What is libel? • Publish harmful information about someones reputation • 5. Provide an example of an interest group? PETA

  16. Ch. 12 • 1. What is a federal system of government? • federalism • 2. What is a bicameral legislature? • Two house • 3. In most states what are the qualifications for becoming governor? • American cit., 30 yo, res for 5 years • 4. The court of last resort in most states? • Supreme court • 5. How can judges be removed from office? • Death, impeachment,

  17. Ch. 13 • 1. Most large cities operate under what mayor-system? • Strong-mayor • 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

  18. Ch. 14 • 1. What is public policy? • Concerned w/ actions and decisions of govt. as it deals w/ issues that effect the community • 2. In setting priorities, a community must decide what it _values_____________ most? • 3. Law signed in 2001, to hold schools accountable for student learning? • No child left behind • 4. When was the EPA established? • 1970 • 5. The preservation and protection of our natural resources? • conservation

  19. Ch. 15 • 1. What was the first known system of written law? • Code of hammurabi • 2. Party that brings charges? plantiff • 3. Individual or group accused of a crime? defendant • 4. What amendments guarantee due process? 5 & 14 • 5. A judge’s authorization – specifying the exact place to be searched and describing what objects may be seized? • Search warrant

  20. Checks and Balances Draw arrows to one another explaining checks and balances p. 88 Executive Declare acts unconstitutional impeach Veto! VETO! VVEETTOO! Appoint judges Legislative Judicial Declare acts unconstitutional impeach

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