THE Brain Dump
Because of the French and Indian War England went into what?
Debt
Name two duties a citizen does in America
Pay Taxes, Obey laws, Jury Duty, Selective Service
How old do you have to be to run for the House of Reps?
25 years old
What form of Govt is the United States?
Republic
What did the colonists do at the First Continental Congress?
Make a list of grievances
Name 3 responsibilities a citizen can do
Run for office, Vote, Petition the government, Raise awareness, attend civic meetings, Community service
How old do you have to be to be in the Senate?
30
What form of Govt has the citizens directly participate in the govt?
Direct Democracy
What did the Colonists do at the Second Continental Congress?
Raise an army
Declare Independence
Name the two ways to be a natural born citizen
Law of Blood
Law of Soil
What are all the requirements to be president?
35 years old, 14 consecutive years of living in the U.S and Natural born
A form of govt where a few rich and wealthy people rule a country is known as what?
Oligarchy
What system of government did the colonists first make when we became the United States?
Confederal
What is a Federal system of government?
Where the States and Central Govt share powers
Joh is 25 years old. He came to came to America when he was 10 and became naturalized when he was 18. He currently lives in FL. What office position(s) can he run for?
House of Reps.
A form of govt were 1 person rules with absolute power.
Autocracy
What did Shays Rebellion do?
Expose the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
What is a Unitary system of govt?
Where the central/national govt has all the power.
Tyler is 36 years old and was born in America. He lived in the U.S for 13 years before moving to Canada for 15 years. He then moved back to the U.S for the past 8 years and lives in FL. What office positions can he run for?
House of Reps
Senate
When a govt has total control over its citizens and treats them unfairly its called what form of govt?
Totalitarian/Authoritarian