UNIT 1
Things as citizens, that we should do are...
Responsibilities
The type of government in which the people elect representatives to carry on the work of the government for them is called...
Representative democracy
What is the 2nd amendment?
The right to bear arms
The first ten amendments of the U.S Constitution are called the...
Bill of Rights
The rights guaranteed to all U.S citizens are known as...
Civil rights
What amendment defines citizenship; guarantees all citizens "equal protection under the law"?
14th amendment
The form of government where citizens hold the political power and are involved in the day-to-day work of governing the country is called...
Direct democracy
What does "We the people" mean in the Constitution?
Popular sovereignty
A person who opposed the adoption of the U.S Constitution is called an...
Anti-Federalist
Putting someone on trial for a crime of which he or she was previously found innocent is called...
Double jeopardy
One who gives their allegiance to another country is completing the act of...
Expatriation
A form of government in which nobody is in control can be described as...
Anarchy
One of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was...
1. No power to tax
2. No power to regulate trade
3. No power to enforce laws
(If you answered one of these you are correct)
A collection of 85 articles and essays promoting the ratification of the U.S Constitution is known as the...
Federalists' Papers
What safeguard makes an act a crime after it has been committed?
Ex-post Facto
A non-citizen who has been granted authorization to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis is called...
Legal permanent resident
The economic and political system in which the government owns the means of production and decides what will be produced is called...
Communism
Which Enlightenment philosopher influenced Thomas Jefferson in the "Natural Rights" portion of the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
The power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the Constitution is known as...
Judicial Review
A right found in the Bill of Rights that allows a witness to decline to answer questions where the answers might incriminate him or her is known as...
Pleading the Fifth
A government agency that keeps a record of all males between the ages of 18-25 in case the government needs to call these men for military service in the event of war or an extreme national emergency is called...
Selective Service
An economic system where working people own and control the means of production and distribution through democratically controlled public agencies, cooperatives, or other collective groups is called...
Socialism
How does the approval of laws and amendments work under the Articles of Confederation?
9/13 of states to pass laws
13/13 of states to pass amendments
The Supreme Court case that used Judicial Review to make the power of the Judicial Branch clear in regards to the acts of Congress is known as...
Marbury V.S Madison
How does the amendment process work?
2/3 of Congress to propose
3/4 of States to ratify