Vocabulary
What is the definition of voter?
¿Cuál es la definición de votante?
a person who votes or has the right to vote
How many branches of government does the U.S have?
¿Cuántas ramas del gobierno tiene Estados Unidos
Three
What is popular sovereignty?
¿Qué es la soberanía popular?
A principle that all political power belongs to and comes from the people.
What is Federalism?
¿Qué es el federalismo?
A system in which power is divided and shared between national and state governments
What is the theme for National History Day?
¿Cuál es el tema del Día Nacional de la Historia?
Rights and Responsibilities
What is Civic Participation?
¿Qué es la participación cívica?
taking part in government processes and community activities outside of government
Name the three branches of government?
¿Nombra las tres ramas del gobierno?
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
Give an example of popular sovereignty.
Dé un ejemplo de soberanía popular.
Answers will vary.
(voting, protesting, attending ralleys, civic particpation)
Powers that are shared between the national government and the state government are called _________.
Las competencias que son compartidas entre el gobierno nacional y el gobierno estatal se denominan ________.
Concurrent powers
What is a primary source?
¿Qué es una fuente primaria?
a first-hand account or original document created by someone who directly experienced or participated in an event, providing the most direct evidence of a topic or time period
What is an example of civic participation?
¿Cuál es un ejemplo de participación cívica?
Answers will vary
Civilians being involved in political matters.
What is the term for a system in which the power of government is divided between legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
¿Cuál es el término para un sistema en el que el poder del gobierno se divide entre los poderes legislativo, ejecutivo y judicial?
Separation of Powers
How does the "power to elect the government" represent popular sovereignty?
¿Cómo representa el "poder de elegir el gobierno" la soberanía popular?
Answers will vary
(gives people political freedom/choice to elect officials to represent them in the government)
Congress is composed of two chambers, what are the two chambers of congress?
El congreso está compuesto por dos cámaras, ¿cuáles son las dos cámaras del congreso?
House of Representatives and the Senate
Why is evidence important in writing a C.E.R?
¿Por qué es importante la evidencia al redactar un C.E.R?
Evidence supports the claim and makes the claim more reliable.
When a law is not following the rules and right of the U.S. Constitution, The law is _______________.
Cuando una ley no sigue las reglas y los derechos de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos, la ley es _______.
Unconstitutional
Executive branch ________ laws
Legislative branch _______ laws
Judicial branch ________ laws and determine if the laws are ________
How can speaking to a representative about a community issue be an example of popular sovereignty?
¿Cómo puede ser un ejemplo de soberanía popular hablar con un representante sobre un tema comunitario?
Citizens are voicing their concerns to a person in the government.
Citizens are trying to make their government more aware about issues in their community.
People are trying to influence their government to make a change in their community.
List one power of the national government, one power of the state government and one power the national and state government share.
Enumere un poder del gobierno nacional, un poder del gobierno estatal y un poder que comparten el gobierno nacional y el estatal.
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How should you analyze a source?
¿Cómo se debe analizar una fuente?
What is limited government?
¿Qué es el gobierno limitado?
the idea that powers of government are restricted
How does separation of powers share the power of the government?
¿Cómo comparte la separación de poderes el poder del gobierno?
Separation of powers share power of the government by assigning only some power to each of the three branches so that no one branch holds all the power.
How does popular sovereignty limit the power of government?
¿Cómo limita la soberanía popular el poder del gobierno?
Answers will Vary
(people having control or a say in the government)
How does federalism limit the power of the government?
¿Cómo limita el federalismo el poder del gobierno?
Answers will vary
( giving states power that the national government cannot have)
Name four principles of the U.S constitution. (Key topics/ vocabulary that we have discussed in class)
Nombra cuatro principios de la constitución de los Estados Unidos.
(Temas/vocabulario clave que hemos discutido en clase)
Limited government
Popular Sovereignty
Federalism
Separation of Powers