Unit 1: Citizenship
Unit 2: Forms & Systems
Unit 3 Part 1: Influences
Unit 3 Part 2: Declaring Independence
Unit 4: Constitution
100

Someone who is a U.S. citizen at birth

What is a natural born citizen?

100

The form of government that involves a king with limited power.

What is a constitutional monarchy?

100

The Greeks wrote down their laws and rules and it influenced the founding fathers to have this...

What is a written constitution?

100

The term used for the colonists' complaints

What is "grievances"?

100

The introduction to the Constitution that lists 6 goals/purposes of government

What is the Preamble?

200

The process of becoming a U.S. citizen if you were born outside of the U.S. or if your parents are not U.S. citizens

What is naturalization?

200

The system of government that the United States used when they created the Declaration of Independence.

What is the confederal system?

200

The idea that citizens should be active in their community and government.

What is civic participation?

200

The British policy where the king of Britain asserted he had full control over the colonies.

What is the Declaratory Act?

200

This prevents one branch of government from having too much power

What are checks and balances?

300

The last step of the naturalization process

Taking an "Oath of Allegiance"

300

Ancient Sparta in Greece is an example of this form of government. 

What is an oligarchy?

300

The document that convinced the colonists to declare independence.

What is Common Sense?

300

This concept expressed in the Declaration of Independence states that governments are created to protect citizens' natural rights in exchange for power to rule them.

What is social contract?

300

This branch is made up of the President, Vice President, and the cabinet.

What is the executive branch?

400

Someone who has left their home to escape danger

What is a refugee?

400

North Korea is an example of this form of government.

What is autocracy?

400

This principle states that everyone has the right to fair and legal treatment.

What is due process of law?

400

The complaint colonists had when British policies were being passed without consideration of their own opinions.

What is "no taxation without representation"?

400

The power of the Supreme Court to say whether any government or law action goes against the U.S. Constitution

What is judicial review?

500

The amendment that defines citizenship

The 14th Amendment

500

An advantage of this system of government is that it has uniform laws across the central and state governments. 

What is an unitary system?

500

The document that limited the king's power for the first time.

What is the Magna Carta?

500

The series of acts passed in 1774 to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.

What is the Intolerable Acts?

500

This branch has the power to collect taxes, declare war, and regulate trade between states. 

What is the legislative branch?

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