Political Spectrum
This position on the political spectrum generally favors limited government involvement in the economy and lower taxes.
What is the right (conservative/ Republican)?
This term describes a person who is in a country without legal permission.
What is an illegal alien?
The term that means no one is above the law; all people are bound by the laws put in place by the government.
What is Rule of Law?
This civic duty is legally required of eligible citizens and involves serving on a panel that determines the outcome of a trial.
What is jury duty?
Form of government where there is a royal family in place, but still an elected government to make laws.
He believed man is good, government should be able to be overthrown, and powers should be shared between the executive and legislative.
John Locke
Most immigrants coming to America are coming from these two regions of the world:
Latin America and Southeast Asia
The democratic principle stating that a government's moral right to exercise power are only justified when derived from the people's permission.
What is Consent of the Governed?
Give the main difference between a civic duty and a responsibility.
Duty is something you must do, responsibility is something you should do.
The United States is a _______ democracy.
Explain what that means.
- representative
- means we elect representatives to make and vote on laws for us, rather than by a direct popular citizen vote
Give three platform policies that Democrats/ Liberals typically promote.
Powerful Federal government
Regulating business to protect workers and consumers
Looks out for lower and middle classes
Spending on social programs
(Teacher discretion for other answers)
The three ways to be(come) a U.S. citizen
(1) Born here
(2) Parents are legal citizens
(3) Naturalization
Name four of the seven principles of democracy we discussed.
- Rule of Law
- Limited Government
- Consent of the Governed
- Individual Rights
- Representative Government
- Free, Fair, and Competitive Elections
- Majority Rule
Name two duties of our government.
- Keep order by: Creating and enforcing fair laws
- Provide security by: Building and supplying the military
- Provide services such as: Social security, medicare, and welfare to help citizens in need
- Guide the community by: Managing finances and conducting foreign affairs
What is the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy?
- difference lies in who creates the laws:
- in direct democracy, citizens vote on policies directly
- in representative democracy, citizens elect officials to create laws on their behalf
Name three ideals that both left (Liberal/Democrat) and right (conservative/Republican) party members want to do/ can agree on.
Strong economy
Create jobs
Keep American citizens safe
Protect the rights of citizens
Define/differentiate the following words:
- Citizenship
- Civics
- Civilization
- Citizens
Citizenship: The rights and duties of citizens.
Civics: Study of the rights and duties of citizens and how government works
Civilization: The process by which a society reaches an advanced stage of social development.
Citizens: Community of people who owe loyalty to a government.
What does it mean when an election being free and "competitive"?
- in a democracy, election includes candidates from multiple parties that have a realistic chance of winning, ensuring that the outcome is uncertain and determined by voters
Provide three civic responsibilities that we discussed.
Voting
Community involvement
Respect diversity
Staying informed of community issues
Passing on good citizenship
Name three differences between the forms of government of North Korea vs the United States.
USA:
- representative democracy
- (any democratic principle)
N Korea:
- authoritarian
- control of information, strict laws, no competitive elections, familial control of power
A political philosophy in which there are no laws, no police, no taxes.
Theorized by what two English political philosophers?
What is State of Nature?
John Locke and Thomas Hobbes
Write out the steps/requirements of naturalization in America.
Must get them all!
- 18 years old or older
- Lawful U.S. resident (5 years minimum)
- Read, write, and understand English
- Good moral character (must know the difference between right and wrong)
- Must show an understanding of U.S. civics and history (Pass Citizenship test)
Explain/ provide one example of each:
- Federal government
- State government
- Local government
Federal: most authority, make laws for the entire country (civil rights, labor laws)
State: driving laws, marriage laws, job certification
Local: police, firefighters, zoning laws, rent laws
Provide the five civic duties of American citizens.
- Serve on a jury when called
- Register for Selective Service/ defend the nation
- Attend school
- Pay taxes
- Obey laws
Describe an authoritarian government.
Name three countries with this type of government.
- One person or group has complete control or power, no free and fair elections, rejection of diverse political beliefs
- Ex: China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, Cuba, Hungary, Syria, Cameroon