AG Unit 1 - Basis of American Government

Civic Knowledge

100

Name one of the five civic duties of being a US Citizen

Obeying Laws

Paying Taxes 

Defending the Nation

Serving in the Courts 

Compulsory Education

200

Name one of the three major differences between democracies and dictatorships (as discussed in class)

Laws or power or freedoms/rights 

300

Refers to the process of applying for, and ultimately passing a series of exams, to become an American citizen

Naturalization 

400

This is not a civic duty of citizenship but is a right that US Citizens reserve 

Voting 

500

In order to fulfill their civic duty of "defending the nation," at the age of 18, males must sign up for this governmental organization

Selective Service

US Constitution

100

These are the first three words of the US Constitution's preamble 

"We the people..."

200

This branch of the government was created and described by Article 1 

Legislative Branch

300

This Article of the US Constitution describes state's relations 

Article Four 

400

Known as the "Father of the US Constitution"

James Madison

500

There are ________ amendments total and the first ten amendments are known as the _____________________. 

"27" and "Bill of Rights"

The Amendments

100

juveniles cannot be sentenced to death or to life in prison without the possibility of parole because those punishments conflict with this amendment

Eighth Amendment

200

Local governments cannot ban people from buying and owning handguns because those restrictions violate this amendment of the Constitution

Second Amendment

300

If a person is found not guilty at trial, the government cannot prosecute that person for the same crime again because that would violate this amendment to the Constitution

Fifth Amendment

400

The states are protected by this amendment because it reserves for them those powers which have not been delegated to the national government by the Constitution

Tenth Amendment

500

If one person sues another person for a large sum of money in federal court, a jury decide the outcome at trial because of this amendment

Seventh Amendment

Court Cases

100

The outcome of this case resulted in law enforcement needing to obtain a search warrant in order to wiretap a public phone as protected by the fourth amendment 

Katz v. United States 

200

This case declared that "separate but equal" education and facilities was unconstitutional 

Brown v. Board of Education 

300

In this case, the US Supreme Court ruled that administrators in public schools must have reasonable suspicion in order to search a students' bag 

TLO v. New Jersey 

400

This case determined that police officials do not need a warrant to observe an individual's property from public airspace 

Florida v. Riley 

Miscellaneous

100

Principle of government under which separate branches are empowered to prevent actions by other branches and are induced to share power

Separation of Powers 

200

The US Constitution can be amended by following two steps 

- A 2/3 votes from both houses of Congress 

- If 3/4 of the state legislatures agree 

300

Principle of government in which the power is divided between the national government and state governments 

Federalism 

400

This Article is referred to as the Supremacy Clause because it declares the US Constitution "the supreme law of the land"

Article VI (6)

500

Congress can override a Presidential Veto with this voting majority 

A 2/3 majority vote