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1st Semester Review
CitizenshipTypes of Gov
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Colonial Experience
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Articles – Constitution
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Legislative Branch
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Executive Branch
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Judicial Branch
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Political Parties
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A party’s statement of goals and positions on various public issues.
platform
What are the (3) levels of political party organization?
LocalState
Federal
Party’s position dealing with just one particular
issue.
Plank
Lack of interest of concern.
apathy
People who are eligible to vote in an election.
electorate
Voting for all candidates of a particular political
party.
Straight ticket
What is the difference between a primary
election and the general election?
Primary – political partyGeneral – political office
Voting for people of various political parties.
Split ticket
Who appoints Supreme Court Justices?
President
Who approves the appointments and by
what measure?
Senate2/3 Vote
What level court did the Judiciary Act of 1789
create?
District Court
What are the (4) types of jurisdiction?
OriginalAppellateExclusive
Concurrent
How many District Courts are there in the US?
94
How many judges hear a case at the Circuit Court
level?
3
What are the (3) decisions Circuit Court judges
make?
UpholdOverturnRemand
How many courts were created by the Constitution?
Who creates lower federal courts?
1Congress
Maximum # of years a President may serve.
10 years
3 Constitutional Requirements.
35 years old14 year US residentNatural born citizen
# in the Electoral College.Total?
To win?
538270
True or FalsePresident declares war.
False
When President sends troops into battle, how
many days does he have to go before Congress for
approval?
60 days
1 check President has over the Courts.
Appoints federal judges/Supreme Court
Justices
Formal agreement between 2 or more
countries.
Treaty
1 way the President can limit foreign trade.
Sanctions or embargo
What is the name of the Legislative Branch?
Congress
The Legislative Branch is bicameral, what are the
(2) houses?
House of RepresentativesSenate
# of members in the House of Representatives.
# of members in the Senate.
435100
Powers given to Congress are called…
Expressed powers
(1) Economic power of Congress.
TaxRegulate trade
Tax imports
Necessary & Proper Clause sets up these
powers.
Implied powers
Power to bring charges against a public official.
impeachment
What type of support must a bill have to be sent to the President?
Majority of both houses.
What was the name of the 1 branch of Government?
Congress
Provide (2) weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
taxing, voting, no executive or judicial
branches, no military, 13 states for amendments
Which plan wanted representation based on
state population and money contributions?
Virginia Plan
Which plan called for equal representation per
state?
New Jersey Plan
Give the (3) names of the compromise between the Virginia and New Jersey
Plan.
1. Sherman Compromise2. Connecticut
Compromise3. Great Compromise
The goals of the Constitution are listed in
this.
The Preamble
3 PointsList the 6 Goals of the
Constitution • Form a more perfect union
• Establish justice• Ensure domestic tranquility
• Provide for the common defense• Promote the general welfare• Secure the blessings of liberty
to ourselves and our posterity
How many states had to propose an amendment?
2/3
In Article VII, how many states had to ratify the
Constitution?
9 of 13
What were the (3) natural rights according to John
Locke?
LIFELIBERTY
PROPERTY
Type of government in which the people vote on
representatives who make government
decisions.
Representative Democracy
Process of becoming a citizen of the United
States.
naturalization
A person who comes to the US. Intends on becoming a citizen.
immigrant
A person who comes to the US to work or study.
Intends to return to home country.
alien
Something you are required to do as a
citizen.
duty
Something you are entitled to as a citizen.
rights
Something you should do as a citizen.
responsibility
Prior to the Magna Carta, what type of government
did England have?
Absolute Monarch
What is the Legislative Branch in England?
Parliament
What are the (2) Houses of Parliament?
House of CommonsHouse of Lords
Give (1) power Parliament gained from the English
Bill of Rights.
1. Pass laws2. Raise taxes
3. Control nation’s army
Economic policy followed by European nations during this period.
mercantilism
This changed the relationship between
England & the colonies.
French & Indian War
Series of acts passed by Parliament that resulted
in the Declaration of Independence.
Coercive or Intolerable Acts
Main writer of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
What were Jefferson’s (3) unalienable rights?
LifeLiberty
Pursuit of Happiness
What group signed the Declaration of Independence?
2nd Continental Congress
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