Lesson 5 - Citizenship and Political Participation
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What exists without government?
Anarchy
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What distribution of power does the United States use?
Federal
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What do the first three articles of the Constitution establish?
The three branches of government: Legislature, Executive, Judiciary
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Where are political parties mentioned in the Constitution?
Nowhere
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Name a right of citizenship
Vote, run for office, life/liberty/pursuit of happiness, first amendment rights
200
How did Thomas Hobbes think people would naturally be without a government?
Selfish, cruel, violent
200
What distribution of power is an alliance of independent states with a very weak central government?
Confederate
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What is the United States Constitution?
The Supreme Law of the land
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TWO PART QUESTION: Which US political party falls on the left of the political spectrum? The right?
L - Democratic (liberal)
R- Republican (conservative)
200
Name a responsibility of citizenship.
Be informed, vote, jury duty, pay taxes
300
In a social contract, what do people give up in exchange for services from the state?
Total freedom
300
In which system do members of the legislature chose the executive?
Parliamentary
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What type of legislature does the United States Constitution establish?
Two part (bicameral): House of Representatives (population) + Senate (equal)
300
Who are the primary contributors to Super PACs and 501c4 organizations?
Wealthy families and corporations
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What are the two types of activism?
Political and social
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These are the four characteristics of a state
Territory, Population, Sovereignty, Government
400
What does the presidential system have that the parliamentary system lacks?
Checks and balances
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Who retains rights and powers not given to the Federal Government according to the Constitution?
The people or the states.
Double Jeopardy: Which Amendment is this?
400
TWO PART QUESTION: If you don't register as a Democrat or Republican, what is your third option? What is the disadvantage to this type of registration?
Independent; cannot vote in closed primaries (like DE)
400
What can you do to cause change in government?
Vote, write to representatives, protest
500
What are public policies? Give an example.
What the government does/how it does them.
Ex: taxes, laws, building roads/schools
500
TWO PART QUESTION: Which type of government allows the most citizen participation? Which allows the least?
Democracy/Dictatorship
500
TWO PART QUESTION: Who has proposed all of the Constitutional Amendments? Who has ratified all but one them?
Congress/State legislatures
500
How can someone who has lost the popular vote still become president? Give an example.
Electoral college - George W. Bush (2000) defeated Al Gore due to Florida's electoral votes.