Someone who is a U.S. citizen at birth
What is a natural born citizen?
The form of government that involves a king with limited power.
What is a constitutional monarchy?
The Greeks wrote down their laws and rules and it influenced the founding fathers to have this...
What is a written constitution?
The term used for the colonists' complaints
What is "grievances"?
The introduction to the Constitution that lists 6 goals/purposes of government
What is the Preamble?
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?
The system of government that the United States used when they created the Declaration of Independence.
What is the confederal system?
The idea that citizens should be active in their community and government.
What is civic participation?
The British policy where the king of Britain asserted he had full control over the colonies.
What is the Declaratory Act?
This prevents one branch of government from having too much power
What are checks and balances?
The last step of the naturalization process
Taking an "Oath of Allegiance"
Ancient Sparta in Greece is an example of this form of government.
What is an oligarchy?
The document that convinced the colonists to declare independence.
What is Common Sense?
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?
This branch is made up of the President, Vice President, and the cabinet.
What is the executive branch?
Someone who has left their home to escape danger
What is a refugee?
North Korea is an example of this form of government.
What is autocracy?
This principle states that everyone has the right to fair and legal treatment.
What is due process of law?
The complaint colonists had when British policies were being passed without consideration of their own opinions.
What is "no taxation without representation"?
The power of the Supreme Court to say whether any government or law action goes against the U.S. Constitution
What is judicial review?
The amendment that defines citizenship
The 14th Amendment
An advantage of this system of government is that it has uniform laws across the central and state governments.
What is an unitary system?
The document that limited the king's power for the first time.
What is the Magna Carta?
The series of acts passed in 1774 to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
What is the Intolerable Acts?
This branch has the power to collect taxes, declare war, and regulate trade between states.
What is the legislative branch?