•Total points 25•Use your book

Ch. 11. What is civics? Study and rights of American citizens 2. the American population is diverse.

Explain?Different race,religion and back round 3.How does one become a U.S. citizen? 4.Birth or naturalizing process 4. Compare and contrast illegal and legal alien12million illegal aliens live in us 5. What is a representative democracy

Ch. 21. What is the Magna Carta?A document allowing rights to landholders

2. List 3 natural rights?Life liberty property 3. Why did many early people settle in America?

4. Describe the triangular trade route?

5. Why was the D.O.I. written?

The Declaration of IndependenceWrite the Preamble:When in the course of human events it becomes

nessessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have seperated the earth

List 3 GrievancesRefused to pass laws Made judges dependent on his will alone

List 3 Signers of the DeclarationJohn hand cock

Ch. 3 1. Name of the first constitution of the United States of America? Articals of the confederation

2. List a weakness of the A.O.C.? Difficult to pass laws 3. What was the Great Compromise? 2 senate and reps 4. List the 3 branches of government…LegislativeJudicailexecutive 5. The writers of the Constitution divided power of government

into three types, what are they? expressed power Reserved powerConcurrent powers

Constitution of the United StatesWrite the Preamble:We the people of the us in order to form a more

perfect union, established justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defence promote the general welfare and seccure the blessings of liberty to ourselfs and our prsperty and to ordain and establish this constitution for the united states of america.

What is the Elastic Clause? nessessary and proper allows congress to stretch its powers

Ch. 41. List 5 Freedoms in the First Amendment…Freedom of press, religion,speech,assembly, petition2. How many amendments are in the B.O.R.?103. What does suffrage mean?Right to vote4. Describe the Brown Decision?Ruled that segregation in schools was

unconstitutional5. List 3 accomplishments of MLK?

Ch. 51. What is the difference between duties and

responsibilities?

2. List 2 responsibilities…Respect others3. List 2 duties…

vote4. Governments are bureaucracies– what does this

mean?

5. How do Americans volunteer? List examples…

Ch. 61. What are the two houses of Congress?Senate and house of reps 2. How has congressional apportionment changed

over the last 200 years?It was a low stage during the 13 colonies and had

risen as more states were formed3. How does Congress remove an official from office?If they are impeached

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