•Total points 25•Use your book

Ch. 11. What is civics?Study of rights and duties as citizens2. The American population is diverse. Explain?Different ethnic, racial backgrounds3. How does one become a U.S. citizen?Birth, or naturalization process4. Compare and contrast illegal and legal aliens?12 million aliens live U.S.A.illegally5. What is a representative democracy?Citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf

Ch. 21. What is the Magna Carta?Document that grant privileges and authority2. List 3 natural rights?Life, Liberty, and Property3. Why did many early people settle in America?Looking for a new beginning and freedom4. Describe the triangular trade route?The triangular trade route is a way to trade goods 5. Why was the D.O.I. written? To abolish

slavery

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 to which laws and opinion of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to seperatio

List 3 GrievancesRefused to passed laws for the public good Obstructed the administration of justiceMade judges dependent on his will aloneList 3 Signers of the Declaration Robert morris, Ben

franklin, John Hancock

Ch. 31. Name of the first constitution of the United

States of America?A.O.C.2. List a weakness of the A.O.C.?Difficult for congress to pass law3. What was the Great Compromise?Congress has 2 houses, Senate , house of reps4. List the 3 branches of government…Legislative executive judicial5. The writers of the Constitution divided power

of government into three types, what are they? expressed reserved and concurrent powers

Constitution of the United StatesWrite 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 defense , promote the general welfare , and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity , do ordain and establish this constitution for the USA

What is the Elastic Clause?Stretches the power of congress

Ch. 41. List 5 Freedoms in the First Amendment…

Assembly religion press petition speech2. 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 in the

public schools was unconstitutional5. List 3 accomplishments of MLK? Leader of the civil

rights movement, man of the year, noble peace prize

Ch. 51. What is the difference between duties and

responsibilities?Duties you need to and responsibilities are things you

should do

2. List 2 responsibilities…Vote, contribute to common good3. List 2 duties…

obey laws , pay taxes, draft4. Governments are bureaucracies– what does this mean?Complex systems with many departments5. How do Americans volunteer? List examples… Cleaning up highway, helping needy family

Ch. 61. What are the two houses of Congress?The Senate and House of Reps 2. How has congressional apportionment changed over

the last 200 years? Eastern lost seats while south and west are gaining

3. How does Congress remove an official from office?Impeachment

4. List qualifications for Senators & Representatives…Senate-30 years old, live in state you represent , 9 year

U.S. citizenReps-25 years old, US citizen 7 years, live in state you

represent5. How does a bill become a law? voting

Ch. 71. According to the U.S. Constitution, who can become

president of the USA?Citizen of USA2. List duties of the President of the USA…Veto bills passed in congress, serve as commander for

armed forces, make treaties 3. A nation’s plan for dealing with other nations is called?Foreign Policy 4. A group of presidential advisers that include the heads

of the top-level executive departments?

5. What is the civil service system? the practice of hiring govt. workers

Ch. 81. The authority to hear and decide a case is known

as?Jurisdiction 2. Describe the tenure for a federal judge?For Life3. The United States Supreme Court has how many

members?94. What court case gave the Supreme Court Judicial

review?Marbury vs. Madison5. What court case permitted “separate but equal”

facilities for whites and African Americans? Plessy vs. Ferguson

Ch. 91. An organization of individuals with broad, common

interests who organize to win elections?Political Part y2. Two major political parties today?Democrat & Republicans3. List a third party…Green Party4. Geographic area that contains a specific number of

voters?Precinct5. 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

Ch. 10 Voting and Elections1. In most states what are the requirements for voting?Register 25 days before election, 18 years or older, citizen2. If you cannot get to the polls on election day, how can

you still vote?Absentee ballot3. A way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local

law?Referendum4. To promote a particular person or idea and to influence

voters to choose one candidate over another is what technique?

Propaganda5. Politicians who have already been elected to office are

known as? Incumbents

Electoral CollegeWhat is it? Part of Process that Americans

use to select their presidentInclude a map Controversies?

Critics say large states have to much influence

Ch. 111. The term for the ideas and attitudes that most

people hold about a particular issue or personPublic opinion2. Mass media includes?Televisions , Internet , Books3. Can the government censor material before it is

published?No4. What is libel?Destroy someone’s reputation5. Provide an example of an interest group?

U.S. Chamber of Congress

Ch. 121. What is a federal system of government?Federalism2. What is a bicameral legislature?Legislature with an upper house and a lower house3. In most states what are the qualifications for becoming

governor?30 years old, resident of the state for 5 years, and

American citizen4. The court of last resort in most states?State Supreme Court 5. How can judges be removed from office? Impeachment

Ch. 13 1. Most large cities operate under what mayor-system?Strong-mayor system2. Central city and surrounding suburbs is known as?Metropolitan area3. Normally a state’s largest territorial and political

subdivision?County4. Where the county courthouse is located?County Seats5. Smallest unit of local government?Village

Ch. 141. What is public policy?Concerned with decisions and actions of govt.2. In setting priorities, a community must decide what it

______________ most?Resources3. Law signed in 2001, to hold schools accountable for

student learning?“No child left behind act”4. When was the EPA established?19705. The preservation and protection of our natural resources?Conservation

Ch. 151. What was the first known system of written law?Code of Hammurabi 2. Party that brings charges?Plaintiff3. Individual or group accused of a crime?Defendant4. What amendments guarantee due process?5th 14th amendments5. A judge’s authorization – specifying the exact place to

be searched and describing what objects may be seized?Search Warrant

Checks and Balances

Executive

Legislative Judicial

Draw arrows to one another

explaining checks and balances p. 88