Political Participation & Media Influence
How can individuals monitor and hold the government accountable?
Why is the separation of powers important in the U.S. Constitution?
What is keeping all 3 branches equal?
How does a bill become a law in the legislative branch?
What is by passing both houses of congress?
How did Enlightenment ideas influence the Founding Fathers?
What is social contract?
What is separation of powers?
What is limited government?
What is natural rights?
Compare the U.S. and Florida Constitutions in terms of their basic outline and amendment processes.
Florida: 60% of voters approve an amendment?
US: 2/3 of congress and 3/4 of state legislatures must ratify it?
Explain the impact of media on influencing government.
What is being a watchdog?
What are the goals and purposes outlined in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?
What are establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity ?
Explain the role of the executive branch in government.
What is enforcing the laws?
Trace the impacts of the Magna Carta, Mayflower Compact, English Bill of Rights, and Common Sense on the colonists' views of government.
What is limited government? what is social contract? what is natural rights? what is no cruel or unusual punishment?
How do the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights safeguard individual rights?
What are freedom of speech, right to bare arms, no unreasonable search and seizures, right to remain silent, no cruel or unusual punishment?
Analyze the examples of bias, symbolism, and propaganda in political communication.
What is persuading voters?
Describe the purpose of the Electoral College in electing the President of the United States.
What is the way states send electors to elect the President?
What processes make up the judicial branch of government?
What is interpreting the laws? What is judicial review? What are appeals?
What were the British policies that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence?
What is taxation without representation?
What is the stamp act?
What is quartering soldiers?
What is something both the federal and state government can do? (concurrent powers)
Describe methods used by interest groups to monitor and influence the government.
What is lobbying politicians?
Compare the viewpoints of the Federalists and Anti-Federalists on the U.S. Constitution.
What is Federalists wrote the constitution and Anti-Federalists insisted on a Bill of Rights?
Describe the relationship between state and national governments as written in the U.S. Constitution. (Vocab word)
What is federalism?
Identify the unalienable rights expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
What is Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
Define reserved power.
What is something left for state governments to do? Establish schools, local governments, etc
How do free and fair elections promote trust in democratic institutions?
What is allowing citizens to choose their leaders?
Identify the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that led to the writing of the U.S. Constitution.
what are:
Congress commanded little respect and no support from state governments anxious to maintain their power. Congress could not raise funds, regulate trade, or conduct foreign policy without the voluntary agreement of the states.?
Compare the roles and responsibilities of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches at different government levels.
What is making the laws, enforcing the laws, and interpreting the laws?
What is the President, the congress, and the Supreme Court?
Explain the concept of natural rights as expressed in the Declaration of Independence.
what is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
The supremacy clause says this.
What is "federal laws always overrule state laws"?