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Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

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Page 1: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

•Total points 25•Use your book

Page 2: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

Ch. 1 1. What is civics?Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain?Many cultures and religions are in the population and there is no specific

religion 3. How does one become a U.S. citizen?The Naturalization Process 4. Compare and contrast illegal and legal aliens?Illegal aliens are not citizens of the U.S. and cannot do as much such as

workLegal aliens are citizens of the U.S. can do lots of things such as

education and work 5. What is a representative democracy?When citizens choose a smaller group a=to represent themselves, make

laws, and govern on their behalf

Page 3: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

Ch. 21. What is the Magna Carta?Document that protected the nobles’ privileges and

authority or control and granted certain rights to all landholders

2. List 3 natural rights?Life, liberty, property3. Why did many early people settle in America?To start a new life away from English Government4. Describe the triangular trade route?Went from the Americas to Africa to Europe and back again5. Why was the D.O.I. written?So the colonist and declare their Independence from Europe

Page 4: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

The Declaration of IndependenceWrite the Preamble:

List 3 Grievances

List 3 Signers of the Declaration

Page 5: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

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

States of America?

2. List a weakness of the A.O.C.?

3. What was the Great Compromise?

4. List the 3 branches of government…

5. The writers of the Constitution divided power of government into three types, what are they?

Page 6: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

Constitution of the United StatesWrite the Preamble:

What is the Elastic Clause?

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

2. How many amendments are in the B.O.R.?

3. What does suffrage mean?

4. Describe the Brown Decision?

5. List 3 accomplishments of MLK?

Page 8: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

Ch. 51. What is the difference between duties and

responsibilities?

2. List 2 responsibilities…

3. List 2 duties…

4. Governments are bureaucracies– what does this mean?

5. How do Americans volunteer? List examples…

Page 9: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

Ch. 61. What are the two houses of Congress?

2. How has congressional apportionment changed over the last 200 years?

3. How does Congress remove an official from office?

4. List qualifications for Senators & Representatives…

5. How does a bill become a law?

Page 10: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

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

Page 11: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

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?

Page 12: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

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?

Page 13: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

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?

Page 14: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

Electoral CollegeWhat is it?Include a mapControversies?

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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?

Page 16: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

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?

Page 17: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

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?

Page 18: Total points 25 Use your book. Ch. 1 1. What is civics? Study of the rights and duties of citizens 2. The American population is diverse. Explain? Many

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?

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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?

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Checks and Balances

Executive

Legislative Judicial

Draw arrows to one another

explaining checks and balances p. 88