civics & economics review what you should know to pass the civics and econ final exam
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Civics & Economics
ReviewWhat you should know to
pass the Civics and Econ Final
Exam
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List three Colonial regions and explain the their differences.
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• New England – Puritans, farming, lumber, fishing, ship building and trading
• Middle Colonies– religious toleration, economy based on exporting wheat
• Southern Colonies – large plantations, rice, cattle, farming, slavery
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What is the importance of the Magna Carta, 1215?
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What were the contributions of the
Enlightenment Philosophers Locke,
Montesieu and Rousseau?
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Enlightenment Philosophers• John Locke – Natural rights,
rights people are born with, government can’t take away.• Life – liberty and Property
• Montesquieu – Separation of powers, dividing government power among legislative, executive, & judicial branches.
• Rousseau – Social contract, people give up some rights in order to receive social order.
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House of Burgesses, 1619
• What is the significance of the
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House of Burgesses, 1619
• The Virginia House of Burgesses formed the first legislative body in colonial America. Later other colonies would adopt houses of burgesses.
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What was the Mayflower
Compact – why is it so significant?
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Mayflower Compact, 1620
• It was the first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.
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What is mercantilism and who does it benefit?
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What is mercantilism and who does it benefit?
• Mercantilism is the economic doctrine that government control of foreign trade is of paramount importance for ensuring the military security of the country. In particular, it Building a network of overseas colonies;
• Forbidding colonies to trade with other nations;
• Forbidding trade to be carried in foreign ships and nations;
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Discuss several causes of Revolution
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Long-term causes of Revolution
• Discontent with foreign rule
• Mercantilism• Tradition of self-
government• Preservation of civil
liberties• No taxation without
representation
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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence, 1776 and who was the primary author?
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• List of grievances that the Colonists had – Britain
ignored…..and the Revolution ensued.
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Declaration of Independence, 1776• The Declaration of Independence was
signed by the Second Continental Congress on July 4. It dissolved the colonies' ties with Britain, listed grievances against King George III, and declared the colonies to be an independent nation.
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Articles of Confederation
• The Articles of Confederation delegated most powers to individual states.
• The Articles' weakness was they gave the federal government so little power it couldn't keep the country united.
• The Articles' only major success was they settled western land claims with the Northwest Ordinance.
• The Articles were abandoned for the Constitution.
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Constitutional Compromises???
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Constitutional Compromises???• The Great Compromise settled the differences
between the Virginia and the New Jersey plans by creating a bicameral legislature. The Senate would equally represent every state and the House of Representatives would be based on population.
• The Three-fifths (3/5) Clause counted each enslaved person as three fifths of a person, which boosted the number of the South’s seats in Congress.
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Compromises continued…
• Compromise on Executive Elections:
The president is elected indirectly by the electoral college to a four year term of office.
• The Commerce Compromise: The Constitution allows the federal government to tax imports but not exports.
• Slave Trade Compromise: Congress was given the power to ban the slave trade after 1808.
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Who were the Federalist vs. Anti-federalists… stand does
each stand for?
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Federalist vs. Anti-federalists
Federalists• Supported the
Constitution• Wanted a strong
central government
• Madison, Hamilton, and Jay wrote the Federalist Papers
Anti-federalists• Opposed the
Constitution• Wanted strong
state governments and a Bill of Rights
• Patrick Henry was an Anti-federalist
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Explain these Constitutional principles…
1. Popular sovereignty2. Federalism3. Separation of Powers4. Checks & Balances5. Limited Government6. Flexibility
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What are the three Branches of Government & their purpose?
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3 Branches of Government• Legislative – makes laws
• Executive – executes or enforces laws
• Judicial – interprets laws
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Describe the purpose of the Bill of Rights, 1791
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Bill of Rights, 1791
• The first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee basic individual rights.
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Go through the amendments….
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AMENDMENTS BoR 1. Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Petition,
Press, Opinion, and Speech (establishment & free exercise clause)
2. The freedom to bear arms
3. No military in your home except in war time
4. No unreasonable searches or seizures
5. The right to remain silent and not incriminate yourself, eminent domain, double jeopardy, right to grand jury, and "due process"
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AMENDMENTS6. The right to a speedy, fair, and public trial, counsel/lawyer, notified of the cause for accusation7. The right to a trial by jury in civil matters of $20 and over. 8. The right to fair fines and bail. No cruel and unusual punishment 9. Individual Rights. Rights that are not in the constitution are still rights delegated to citizens. 10. State Rights. Any right not given in the constitution is delegated to the states to legislate.
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Amendments
• 11. You cannot sue another state except with permission by that state's judicial system. 12. The electoral college must have two separate elections for president and vice president
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AMENDMENTS AKA as the Civil War Amendments
13. Emancipation. All slaves are free. 14. Every foreign born citizen now has right to "due process“
15. All men get the right to vote - including ex-slaves
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Amendments• 16. The Federal Income Tax is established
17. The people elect their own US senators
18. Alcohol is prohibited
19. Women get the right to vote – Suffrage Amendment
20. January 20th is the day that a new president takes office (lame duck)
21. It is no longer illegal to drink Alcohol. The 18th amendment is struck down.
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AMENDMENTS22. A president can only have 2 terms in office. 23. Washington DC can vote for the president suffrage amendment24. You may not charge people money so that they can register to vote -suffrage amendment 25. Lays down the rules for who becomes president if the president dies/resigns etc. 26. You can vote at the age of 18. suffrage amendment27. Congressmen cannot vote to give themselves a raise in the same term.
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List and describe the Suffrage Amendments
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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.
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Which amendments are the Civil War Amendments-describe
them
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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.
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Impeachment• Describe it!!
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Impeachment• A check and balance that the legislative
branch has to remove officials from office –
• A majority of the members of the House of Representatives accuse the President or other high government officials of serious wrongdoing.
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Judicial Review
• The Supreme Court’s power to overturn any law that it decides is in conflict with the Constitution - unconstitutional
• Judicial Review was established by the decision in Marbury v. Madison.
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Judicial Review
• What do you know about it?????
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Describe these cases…Landmark Supreme Court Cases
• Marbury v. Madison –• Plessy v. Ferguson –• Brown v. Board of Education – • Gideon v. Wainwright –• Miranda v. Arizona –
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Government Revenue
Where does the federal get its revenue from??
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Government Revenue
• Money the government collects, such as taxes, fines, bonds, or user fees.
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3 Branches of State & Local Government – who heads up each?
• Executive – Governor
• Legislative – NC General Assembly
• Judicial – NC State Supreme Court
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3 Branches of State & Local Government
• Executive – Governor
• Legislative – NC General Assembly
• Judicial – NC State Supreme Court
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Incorporation and Charters
• A document giving permission to create a government and providing a plan as to how that government should work.
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Types of Local Government
• County
• City
• Special districts
• Townships
• Metropolis
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The Leandro Case
• Leandro determined that every North Carolina child has a Constitutional right to sound, basic education.
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14th Amendment• The amendment provides a definition of
citizenship, overturning the Dred Scott case, which excluded African Americans.
• It requires states to provide equal protection under the law to all persons within their jurisdictions, and was used in the mid-20th century to dismantle legal segregation, as in Brown v. Board of Education.
• Its Due Process Clause has driven many cases around privacy rights, abortion (Roe v. Wade), and other issues.
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State and Local Revenue
• State income tax
• Sales tax
• Excise taxes
• Licenses
• Property tax
• Permits
• User fees
• Federal grants in aid
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State and Local Spending
• Public schools and colleges
• Jails and youth detention centers
• Public Health services
• Social services
• Libraries
• Public housing
• Parks and recreation
• Elections
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Political Party Systems
• One-party system – one political party controls the government
• Two-party system – two political parties compete for government positions
• Multi-party system – three or more political parties compete for government positions
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Types of Elections• Primary election – members from the same
party select candidates to run in general elections
• General election – voters make a final decision about candidates or issues
• Recall election – voters can remove elected officials from office
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Voting Procedures and Qualifications
• 18 years or older
• U.S. citizen
• Resident of the state where he or she wants to vote
• Completed voter registration
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Election Campaign Process
• Public and Private Funding – money is raised to pay for the campaign
• Canvassing – going door-to-door asking people to vote for a candidate
• Endorsements – the action of publicly declaring one's personal or group's support of a candidate for elected office
• Propaganda – messages that are meant to influence people’s votes
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Interest Groups/PACS
• Interest groups – people who work together for similar interests or goals
• PACS (political action committees) –promotes its members’ interests in state and national politics and are regulated by the federal government
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Electoral College
• A group made up of electors from each state who vote for presidential candidates.
• Based on a “all or nothing” system.
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Rights/Duties/Responsibilities• Rights – what you are allowed to do (freedom
of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition)
• Duties – what you are required to do (pay taxes, obey laws, serve on juries)
• Responsibilities – what you should do (vote, recycle, get an education)
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Mediation and Arbitration
• Mediation is a process by which people agree to use a third party to help them settle a conflict.
• Arbitration is the use of a third party to make a legal decision that is binding on all parties.
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What are the levels of federal and state courts??
• Federal courts– District Courts– U.S. Court of
Appeal– U.S. Supreme
Court– Special Court
• State Courts– Lower Courts– General Trial
Courts– Intermediate
Appellate Courts– State Supreme
Court
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Types of Jurisdiction• Original
– a court’s authority to hear a case first
• Appellate – a court’s authority to hear an appeal of a
decision by another court
• Concurrent – a court’s authority to hear a case is shared with
another court
• Exclusive – a court’s authority to head a case is not shared
with another court
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Describe Criminal Law
• The group of laws that tell which acts are crimes, how accused persons should be tried in court, and how crimes should be punished.
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• The group of laws that tell which acts are crimes, how accused persons should be tried in court, and how crimes should be punished.
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Describe Civil Law
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Describe Civil Law
• The group of laws that help settle disagreements between people.
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Selection of Federal Judges• All federal judges are appointed
by the
President
and confirmed by the
Senate.
• They serve
life
terms and can be removed from office only by the
impeachment process.
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Courtroom Roles
• Judge - Presides Over the Trial, Controls the Courtroom, and Decides the Evidence and All Questions of Law.
• Courtroom Deputy - Calls Court to Order, Swears in Witnesses, Manages the Exhibits, and Keeps the Minutes to Be Posted to the Court Docket.
• Court Reporter - Takes Down the Record of Proceedings and Provides Transcripts in a Later Stage of the Proceedings if Needed.
• Bailiff- Is Responsible for Overall Security in the Courtroom.
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What is the Legislative Process?
• Legislation is Introduced - Any member of Congress can introduce a piece of legislation.
• Committee Action - The bill is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of the House or the presiding officer in the Senate.
• Debate - In the House, debate time is divided equally. In the Senate, members can speak as long as they want unless cloture is invoked. Senators can use a filibuster to defeat a measure.
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Legislative Process• Vote - If the House and Senate pass different
bills they are sent to Conference Committee. Most major legislation goes to a Conference Committee.
• Conference Committee - Members from each house form a conference committee to work out the differences. If the Conference Committee reaches a compromise, it prepares a written conference report, which is submitted to each chamber.
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Committee System Due to the high volume and complexity of its work,
Congress divides its tasks. • Standing committees:
– permanent, divided based on topics– Subcommittees handle specific areas of the committee’s
work.
• Select committees: – temporary, do a special job for a limited time
• Joint committees: – include members of both houses– Conference committees:
• help the House and Senate agree on the details of a proposed law.
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Legislative Process• The President – The President can sign or
veto the bill. A bill becomes law if signed by the President. Congress can attempt to override the veto by a vote of two-thirds of those present. If the veto of the bill is overridden in both chambers then it becomes law.
• The Bill Becomes A Law - Once a bill is signed by the President or his veto is overridden by both houses it becomes a law and is assigned an official number.
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Town meetings
• Found especially in New England, a legislative assembly of the qualified voters of a town.
DIRECT DEMOCRACY
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Public hearings
• The main purpose of most public hearings is to obtain public testimony or comment.
• A public hearing may occur as part of a regular or special meeting, or it may be the sole purpose of a special meeting, with no other matters addressed.
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Annexation and Zoning
• Annexation – The legal merging of one territory into another
one
• Zoning – Local rules that divide a community into
areas and tell how the land in each area can be used
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What would you do?What would you do?
A student is caught in the bathroom A student is caught in the bathroom with two other students who are with two other students who are found smoking. When called to the found smoking. When called to the principal’s office, he sees the principal’s office, he sees the following items in her purse and following items in her purse and confiscates them:confiscates them: Rolling papersRolling papers A large amount of cashA large amount of cash A list of namesA list of names
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New Jersey v. T.L.ONew Jersey v. T.L.O
The student, “T.L.O”, appealed the The student, “T.L.O”, appealed the case, claiming her 4case, claiming her 4thth amendment amendment rights were violated.rights were violated.
The Supreme Court disagreed, making The Supreme Court disagreed, making it possible for school administrators it possible for school administrators to search student belongings with to search student belongings with “reasonable suspicion.” “reasonable suspicion.”
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What would you do?What would you do?
The school newspaper staff decides The school newspaper staff decides to write and print two controversial to write and print two controversial articles. One discusses the impact of articles. One discusses the impact of divorce on teens, and the other divorce on teens, and the other discusses teen pregnancy. Both discusses teen pregnancy. Both articles name other students.articles name other students.
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Hazlewood v. KuhlmeierHazlewood v. Kuhlmeier
The school newspaper’s faculty The school newspaper’s faculty advisor brought a lawsuit against the advisor brought a lawsuit against the school, claiming the student’s 1school, claiming the student’s 1stst amendment rights were violated.amendment rights were violated.
The Supreme Court disagreed. They The Supreme Court disagreed. They said school officials have the said school officials have the authority to monitor student speech authority to monitor student speech when it interferes with education.when it interferes with education.
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What would you do?What would you do?
At a school assembly, a student gives At a school assembly, a student gives a speech endorsing his friend for a speech endorsing his friend for Student Body President. He is later Student Body President. He is later suspended because the speech suspended because the speech contained “suggestive” language.contained “suggestive” language.
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Bethel School District v. FrasierBethel School District v. Frasier
The student and his parents brought The student and his parents brought a lawsuit against the school district, a lawsuit against the school district, claiming the student’s 1claiming the student’s 1stst amendment rights had been violated.amendment rights had been violated.
Again, the Supreme Court upheld the Again, the Supreme Court upheld the right of school officials to limit right of school officials to limit student’s speech in schools, student’s speech in schools, especially when it interferes with especially when it interferes with educational purposes.educational purposes.
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What would you do?What would you do?
A student and her siblings decide to A student and her siblings decide to protest the war by wearing black protest the war by wearing black armbands to school. They are armbands to school. They are written up and suspended for written up and suspended for violating the school’s dress code.violating the school’s dress code.
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Tinker v. Des MoinesTinker v. Des Moines
The students appealed to the The students appealed to the Supreme Court, claiming their 1Supreme Court, claiming their 1stst amendment right to “peaceably amendment right to “peaceably protest” was violated.protest” was violated.
The Supreme Court agreed with the The Supreme Court agreed with the students. Since the protest was students. Since the protest was silent and non-violent, they ruled silent and non-violent, they ruled that the school’s suspension was that the school’s suspension was unwarranted. unwarranted.
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What would you do?What would you do?
A man is found guilty of murder. It A man is found guilty of murder. It becomes evident that he is mentally becomes evident that he is mentally unstable, and the gun that he used unstable, and the gun that he used was fired by accident when the was fired by accident when the homeowner walked in on him. He is homeowner walked in on him. He is sentenced to death. sentenced to death.
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Furman v. GeorgiaFurman v. Georgia
Furman, who was found to be Furman, who was found to be mentally handicapped, appealed his mentally handicapped, appealed his case on the grounds that the Death case on the grounds that the Death Penalty violates the 8Penalty violates the 8thth Amendment – Amendment – “no cruel or unusual punishment”.“no cruel or unusual punishment”.
The Court agreed, especially The Court agreed, especially considering Furman’s mental state. considering Furman’s mental state. His conviction was overturned.His conviction was overturned.
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What would you do?What would you do?
A man was found guilty of armed A man was found guilty of armed robbery and murder, then sentenced robbery and murder, then sentenced to death by Georgia’s Supreme to death by Georgia’s Supreme Court.Court.
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Gregg v. GeorgiaGregg v. Georgia
Gregg appealed his case to the US Gregg appealed his case to the US Supreme Court, saying his death Supreme Court, saying his death sentence was a violation of the 8sentence was a violation of the 8thth Amendment.Amendment.
The Court disagreed. Given the The Court disagreed. Given the circumstances (armed robbery), they circumstances (armed robbery), they ruled that the Death Penalty was ruled that the Death Penalty was appropriate in this case.appropriate in this case.
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What would you do?What would you do?
Clarence Earl Gideon was arrested Clarence Earl Gideon was arrested and convicted of B & E as well as and convicted of B & E as well as petty larceny. At the time of trial, he petty larceny. At the time of trial, he could not afford one. When he asked could not afford one. When he asked the judge to appoint one for him, his the judge to appoint one for him, his request was denied.request was denied.
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Gideon v. WainwrightGideon v. Wainwright
Gideon appealed his case to the Gideon appealed his case to the Supreme Court. He argued that not Supreme Court. He argued that not being given an attorney was a being given an attorney was a violation of the 6violation of the 6thth Amendment. Amendment.
The Supreme Court agreed. Today, The Supreme Court agreed. Today, those who cannot afford an attorney those who cannot afford an attorney must be provided one by the Court.must be provided one by the Court.
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What would you do?What would you do?
A woman received a visit from the A woman received a visit from the police one day. They claimed she police one day. They claimed she was harboring a terrorist. When they was harboring a terrorist. When they searched her home, they found searched her home, they found pornographic material (it was illegal pornographic material (it was illegal at the time in the state of Ohio).at the time in the state of Ohio).
They confiscated this material and They confiscated this material and arrested her on the spot.arrested her on the spot.
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Mapp v. OhioMapp v. Ohio
Mapp appealed her arrest and Mapp appealed her arrest and conviction. She argued that the 4conviction. She argued that the 4thth Amendment protects against Amendment protects against “unreasonable search and seizure”, “unreasonable search and seizure”, and the police confiscated the and the police confiscated the material without a specific warrant. material without a specific warrant.
The Supreme Court agreed. The Supreme Court agreed.
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What would you do?What would you do?
Johnson was arrested for burning the Johnson was arrested for burning the American flag in Texas. He was American flag in Texas. He was protesting the Vietnam War.protesting the Vietnam War.
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Texas v. JohnsonTexas v. Johnson
After being convicted, Johnson After being convicted, Johnson appealed the decision, saying it appealed the decision, saying it violated his 1violated his 1stst Amendment right to Amendment right to peacefully protest.peacefully protest.
The Supreme Court agreed, and The Supreme Court agreed, and made Texas get rid of the law that made Texas get rid of the law that made flag burning illegal.made flag burning illegal.
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What would you do?What would you do?
After WWII, the government was so After WWII, the government was so afraid of communism that some afraid of communism that some schools began reciting a prayer over schools began reciting a prayer over the intercom each morning.the intercom each morning.
A group of parents was unhappy with A group of parents was unhappy with this, especially since the prayer was this, especially since the prayer was specifically Christian.specifically Christian.
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Engel v. VitaleEngel v. Vitale
The parents sued the school district, The parents sued the school district, claiming that the prayer violated the claiming that the prayer violated the Establishment Clause in the 1Establishment Clause in the 1stst Amendment.Amendment.
The Supreme Court agreed with the The Supreme Court agreed with the parents.parents.
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What would you do?What would you do?
You applied to medical school, only to You applied to medical school, only to be rejected. Upon further be rejected. Upon further investigation, you discover that a investigation, you discover that a person of the same gender but person of the same gender but different race was admitted, but with different race was admitted, but with lower test scores and a lower GPA.lower test scores and a lower GPA.
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University of California Regents v. BakkeUniversity of California Regents v. Bakke
The student who was denied The student who was denied admission (Bakke), sued. He claimed admission (Bakke), sued. He claimed that his 14that his 14thth amendment rights were amendment rights were violated because he was discriminated violated because he was discriminated against based on his race.against based on his race.
The Supreme Court said that while The Supreme Court said that while Affirmative Action is legal, Quota Affirmative Action is legal, Quota systems are not. They sided with Mr. systems are not. They sided with Mr. Bakke.Bakke.
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What would you do?What would you do?
You are in a very close election race. You are in a very close election race. Your success depends upon one Your success depends upon one state’s popular vote. When it state’s popular vote. When it appears that you have secured those appears that you have secured those votes, the state Court orders them to votes, the state Court orders them to be recounted.be recounted.
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Bush v. GoreBush v. Gore
Former President Bush feared that a Former President Bush feared that a recount would take votes away from recount would take votes away from him that should be awarded. He took him that should be awarded. He took his case before the Supreme Court.his case before the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court agreed with The Supreme Court agreed with Bush, the vote recount was stopped, Bush, the vote recount was stopped, and Florida’s electoral votes were and Florida’s electoral votes were given to him.given to him.
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Economics Top ?’s
What every student should know to pass the Civics & Economics Final
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Economic Questions
• Economics is the study of how we make decisions in a world where resources are limited.
• WHAT to produce?
• HOW to produce?
• FOR WHOM to produce?
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Free Enterprise System
• Economic system in which individuals and businesses are allowed to compete for profit with a minimum of government interference (laissez faire)
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laissez faire• In economics, laissez-faire is an
environment in which transactions between private parties are free from state intervention, including regulations, taxes, tariffs and enforced monopolies.
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Circular Flow Model
• Circular flow shows us that input from each sector and to each sector spurs on production and thus goods and services are created.
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Supply
• The amount of goods and services that producers are able and willing to sell at various prices during a specified time period
• Law of Supply – the principle that suppliers will normally offer more for sale at higher prices and less at lower prices
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Demand
• The desire, willingness, and ability to buy a good or service
• Law of Demand - the concept that people are normally willing to buy less of a product if the price is high and more of it if the price is low
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Types of Income
• Wages - Payment for labor or services to a worker, especially remuneration on an hourly, daily, or weekly basis or by the piece.
• Salary - Fixed compensation for services, paid to a person on a regular basis.
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Surplus
• Situation in which quantity supplied is greater than quantity demanded
• Situation in which government spends less than it collects in revenue
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Shortage
• Situation in which quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied
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Competition
• The struggle that goes on between buyers and sellers to get the best products at the lowest prices
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Types of Businesses• Sole Proprietorship – a business owned and
operated by a single person – 61% of all in the USA – do not generate much revenue
• Partnership – a business owned by two or more people
• Corporation – type of business organization owned by many people but treated by law as though it were a person. Smallest in number percent but highest USA revenue
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Labor Unions
• Association of workers organized to improve wages and working conditions
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Investments
• An asset or item that is purchased with the hope that it will generate income in the future.
• In an economic sense, an investment is the purchase of goods that are used in the future to create wealth.
• In finance, an investment is a monetary asset purchased with the idea that the asset will be sold at a higher price in the future.
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Business Cycle
• Alternating periods of growth, and decline that the economy goes through
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Economic Indicators
• Series of statistical figures, such as the consumer price index or the gross domestic product, used by economists to predict future economic activity.
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Consumer Price Index
• An index of prices used to measure the change in the cost of basic goods and services in comparison with a fixed base period. Also called cost-of-living index.
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
• The total market value of all the goods and services produced within the borders of a nation during a specified period.
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Government Regulation
• A regulation is a legal restriction promulgated by government administrative agencies through rulemaking supported by a threat of sanction or a fine.
• Common examples of regulation include attempts to control market entries, prices, wages, pollution effects, employment for certain people in certain industries, standards of production for certain goods and services.
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Globalization
• Individuals and nations working across barriers of distance, culture, and technology
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Downsizing
• To become smaller in size by reductions in personnel
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Regional Economic Issues
• North Carolina’s furniture and textile industries have been affected by globalization. Many factories in North Carolina have closed.
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Tariffs
• A customs duty; a tax on an imported good
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
• An agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico to establish free trade. It took effect in 1994 and is designed to eliminate trade barriers between the three nations by 2009.
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World Trade Organization (WTO)
• An international organization based in Geneva that monitors and enforces rules governing global trade
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European Union (EU)
• An economic and political union established in 1993 by members of the European Community.
• The establishment of the European Union expanded the political scope of the European Economic Community, especially in the area of foreign and security policy, and provided for the creation of a central European bank and the adoption of a common currency, the euro.
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Federal Reserve System
• A U.S. banking system that consists of 12 federal reserve banks, with each one serving member banks in its own district. This system, supervised by the Federal Reserve Board, has broad regulatory powers over the money supply and the credit structure.
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National Debt
• The debt of the government; the amount of borrowing by the government to meet expenditures exceeding tax revenues.
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Inflation
• Sustained increase in the general level of prices