Category 1
Person is a US citizen because they are born in U.S. or any U.S. territory is known as LAW OF __________
What is LAW OF SOIL?
Official ways government deals with other countries (trade, defense) to maintain national security, world peace & more
What is FOREIGN POLICY?
This Enlightenment thinker believed the powers of government should be divided into three separate branches (separation of powers).
Who was BARON DE MONTESQUIEU?
English action that taxed paper goods including newspapers, playing cards, marriage licenses & more
What was the STAMP ACT OF 1765?
Landmark cases that said those accused of a crime are guaranteed the right to an attorney
What is GIDEON V. WAINWRIGHT?
What is 5 years?
System of government where states retain most of the power and have a weak national government
What is CONFEDERATION (or CONFEDERAL SYSTEM)?
This is the system the U.S. had under the Articles of Confederation.
The people agree to give up some freedoms if the government agrees to protect rights of citizens (idea by JOHN LOCKE)
What is the SOCIAL CONTRACT?
This group demanded a bill of rights be added to the Constitution
Who were the ANTI-FEDERALISTS?
What is proposal by 2/3 of both houses of Congress and ratified by 3/4 of all state legislatures?
TRUE or FALSE:
Voting is a mandatory (required) action of citizenship?
Voting is a RESPONSIBILITY of citizenship that citizens should do for the common good (something that benefits all citizens)
Decisions government makes that impact the people INSIDE a country
What is DOMESTIC POLICY?
Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to influence colonists to support independence from England
What is COMMON SENSE?
Article of the Constitution that outlines the powers of the Executive branch
What is ARTICLE II?
This document was a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World in 1620.
What is an OLIGARCHY?
U.S. declared war on Japan because of attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in this international conflict?
What was WORLD WAR II ?
1215 document written by the barons that limited the power of King John
What is MAGNA CARTA?
Landmark case that established the doctrine "separate but equal"
What is PLESSY V. FERGUSON?
A method to sway opinion and beliefs is known as...
What is PROPAGANDA?
Form of government where government controls many business/industries (like healthcare) to provide for basic needs of citizens
What is SOCIALISM?
People ARE allowed to own private property.
NATO is an example of which type of organization:
Intergovernmental OR Non-Government Organization
What is INTERGOVERNMENTAL?
Intergovernmental organizations are agreements between nations working together to solve global issues
Nongovernmental Organizations are led by private citizens or businesses and are not connected to any government
British act that was the response to Boston Tea Party: closed port of Boston, abolished Mass legislative bodies, strengthened Quartering act
What were the INTOLERABLE (COERCIVE) ACTS of 1774?
This was prohibited in the Northwest territory according to the Northwest Ordinance.
What is slavery?
Court case that established "judicial review"
What is MARBURY V. MADISON?