The Wonder-tastic Civictionary

By: Amy Civics2

February 11, 2010

Goal 1 Words

Anarchy Boston Massacre Committee of Correspondence Enlightenment Eminent Domain First Great Awakening Limited Monarchy Magna Carta Natural rights Oligarchy Plantation System Religious Pluralism Salem Witch Trials Self Incrimination

Anarchy

A group of people who do not support the government and the decisions they make

Boston Massacre

A few colonists were shot and killed after British soldiers were threatened

Committees of Correspondence

Groups of people who were against the King, they formed a resistance

Enlightenment

A time where there were new ideas in the ways of life and in government

Eminent Domain

Taking privately owned land and making it useful to the public by the government

First Great Awakening

A spiritual movement where there was public preaching and such

Limited Monarchy

King and Queen do not have complete control, there is usually another party involved

Magna Carta

Stopped king from taxing and took some of his power away

Natural Rights

Rights that people are born with and never loose

Oligarchy

The government is controlled by a small group of people

Plantation system

The system in which plantations were kept in order, due there rise in needs during the colonial period

Religious Pluralism

A wide variety of religious beliefs

Salem Witch Trials

Young girls in a town who were found and believed to be witches, they were killed

Self Incrimination

Mans you do not have to testify against yourself

Triangular trade Route

Trade between Europe, North American, and Africa

Goal 2 Words

Bills of attainer Censure Cloture Corporate Tax Deficit Excise taxes Expenditure Government Bonds Immunity Medicaid Medicare Reprieves Tariffs Treasure bonds Veto

Bills of Attainder

A group is punished without a trial

Censure

To disapprove of something

Cloture

Closing a debate, before a vote is taken

Corporate Tax

Taxes that corporations must pay

Deficit

Lack of money

Excise Taxes

Taxes made on goods

Expenditure

Spending of money to make benefits

Government Bonds

You give money to the government, and they give you a piece of paper that will give you interest in a certain amount of years

Immunity

Exempt from any legal charges

Medicaid

Government give you money if you were hurt or injured on the job

Medicare

Insurance for people over the age of 65

Reprieves

To hold back a chastisement

Tariffs

A schedule of or a list of duties

Treasure bonds

A debt issued by the US

Veto

President rejects a bill

Goal 3 Words

Alderman Airports Cabinet Disposal fees Estate tax Impact fees Judges Libraries Public transportaion Tax assessment

Alderman

A member of a city council, usually in a big city.

Airports

Offer public travel by way of plane

Cabinet

Heads of the state departments, under the supervision of

the governor

Disposal fees

Fees paid to remove garbage from cans you put on the side of the road

Estate tax

A tax on things or money you inherit, it can also be collected after someone passes

Impact fees

Help finance buildings that are government owned such as a firehouse or police department.

Judges

Are either elected or appointed, they oversee what goes on in a courtroom

Libraries

Hold accessible knowledge for any one in the public, usually in the for of books.

Public Transportation

Largely populated areas have public transit for citizens, who must pay a fine

Tax Assessment

Determines how much a piece of land is worth in a given

county so the government can give adequate taxes.

Goal 4 Words

Activist Apathy Ballot Civil Laws Conservative Criminal laws Delegates Fine Glittering Generalities Informed Electorate Jury Duty Liberal Majority Vote Plurality Vote Slander

Activist

A person or people who take part in political activism, or someone who is against a decision the government has made.

Apathy

Someone who just doesn’t care about anything.

Ballot

Names the candidates running in the election

Civil Laws

Laws that oversee affairs between people and or entities

Conservative

Viewpoint that government has little power and more individual liberty

Criminal Laws

Deal with crime and give consequences for breaking the law

Delegates

Representatives that nominate candidates for president and vice president

Fines

An amount of money you pay to the government in for minor offences instead of going to jail… ex. parking ticket

Glittering Generalities

A saying that is sentimental to a large group of people

Informed Electorate

A person who votes in an election

Jury Duty

Taking part in a court case, the people who decide the fate of a defendant in a criminal case

Liberal

Viewpoint where someone is active in there government and community, and want to solve problems in society.

Majority Vote

Candidate must receive at least half of the votes

Plurality Vote

The candidate receives the greatest number of votes than any other candidate

Slander

An untrue statement made about someone to hurt there reputation