Which Branch?
Writes Laws
Legislative
Name 2 duties of a citizen
Possible answers:
Vote, Jury Duty, Serve in the Military, Obey laws,
Pay taxes, attend school
What is a Bicameral Legislature?
2 houses of Congress
Name 3 of the 5 rights in the First Amendment
Speech
Press
Religion
Assembly
Petition the government for redress
What is the Electoral College?
The process by which we elect the President of the United States
The difference between a Federalist and an Anti-Federalist
Federalist supported a strong national government and therefore supported the passing of the Constitution. An Anti-Federalist wanted a weaker federal government and therefore did not support the passing of the Constitution.
Enforces Laws
Executive
A person who has left their homeland to escape danger such as persecution, war or natural disaster
Refugee
How many terms can the President typically serve?
2
A police officer cannot search you without having one of these 2 things
Probable Cause
Search Warrant
This is the term when the President does not sign a law that Congress has passed
Veto
This is the number of members of the US Senate
100
Declares laws unconstitutional
Judicial
Someone who automatically becomes a citizen at birth
Natural-born citizen
Explain Checks and Balances
According to the 6th Amendment, this is when you are entitled to a Trial by Jury
Anytime you want one
What is the Selective Service Act
A law that requires all men ages 18-25 to serve in the military for up to 2 years if needed
Explain Separation of Powers
Each branch has specific powers and duties that the other branches do not have
Approves Supreme Court Nominees
Legislative
Name 2 requirements to become a naturalized citizen
18 or older, permanent resident for 5 years, must read, write and speak English, Be of good moral character, show an understanding of US Civics
Explain the 3/5ths Compromise
For the purposes of counting population to determine representation in Congress, slaves were counted as 3/5ths a person...yikes!!!!
What are the circumstances where the government can take your property?
It must benefit the public, be used for public purposes, they must give you the chance to argue against it and they must pay you for the value of it.
Key practices, organizations and relationships in a society
Institutions
Did large states support the Virginia Plan or the New Jersey Plan?
Virginia Plan
Sends troops to a state to force them to let a black student go to a white school
Executive
Name one of the 3 ways someone could lose their citizenship
Expatriation
Denaturalization
Being convicted of treason, taking part in a rebellion or trying to overthrow the government by violent means
Explain the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution
Congress can write any law necessary and proper to carry out other laws that it has written
The original purpose of the 2nd Amendment
To create a citizen army either to fight another country or rise up against our country if it became corrupt
Thomas Paine wrote this series of pamphlets that were designed to appeal to ordinary citizens and explain the reasons we should break away from Great Britain
Common Sense
Explain Limited Government
The government is limited by the Constitution and can only do the things it is specifically allowed to do in that written document