Citizenship
What is the process for becoming a U.S. citizen?
Naturalization
The idea for "Rule of Law" comes from which founding document?
The Magna Carta
What are the 3 branches of government
Judicial, Executive, and Legislative
What is Federalism?
Having multiple layers of government controlling the same area.
What is the name of the Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches of local government? List one for each branch.
Executive: City manager or mayor
Legislative: Board of supervisors or city/town council
What is the difference between civic responsibility and civic duty?
Civic Duty: Must do
Civic Responsibility: should do
The seven articles in the U.S. Constitution serve which functions?
Why does the Constitution include a system of checks and balances among the three branches of government?
So each branch can monitor the power of the other two.
All of the following powers are shared by both the state and federal governments except-
A. The power to enforce laws
B. The power to collect taxes
C. The power to borrow money
D The power to print money
D. The power to print money
What are the names of the 3 branches of state government?
Governor
Va Supreme court
General Assembly
All of the following are duties that U.S. citizens are required to perform except-
A. Paying taxes
B. Voting in elections
C. Attending school
D. Defending the nation
B. Voting in elections
The idea that government should not be all-powerful and should only do things that people have given it the power to do is an example of which founding principle?
Limited Government
What does the president oversee?
The federal bureaucracy
Name at least one power of the national government.
Conducts foreign policy, regulate commerce, and provide for the common defense
Who has the most power in local government?
The individual
Give one example of how a citizen can exercise their First Amendment freedoms?
Going to any place of worship
Discussing unpopular political ideas
writing a letter of complaint to a senator
publishing a newspaper article
To gather for an event whether it is political or not.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; which founding document does this idea come from?
The Virginia Declaration of religious freedom
How does the supreme court uphold the constitution?
By reviewing presidential acts and laws to ensure they are constitutional.
What are the responsibilities of the state government?
Promotes public health, safety, education, and welfare
Name the different units of local government.
Town, city, county, and village
What are the steps in becoming a naturalized citizen?
1. apply for a visa
2. live in the country for several years
3. apply for citizenship
4. take a test
5. take an oath
Picking one founding document and explain its importance.
Charter of the Virginia Company of London
Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
CVCL: English colonists retained their rights as English citizens even in the colonies.
DOI: Declared independence from England and state a people have the unalienable rights of "life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness"
AoC: Shays' rebellion showed the weakness of this document which caused it to be written as the U.S. Constitution.
Which branch of government can collect taxes, coin money, and declare war?
The legislative
What is the difference between reserved, denied, and concurrent powers?
Reserved: powers not given to the national government and reserved for the states.
Denied: Powers denied to either or both the national and state governments by the constitution.
Concurrent: Powers shared between the national and state governments
Who proposes legislation, proposes the biennial budget, and can approve, veto, or line-item veto a bill?
The Governor of Virginia