Citizens
Vocab
Types of Government
Geography
Mystery Box
100

This type of citizen is known for helping out in the community. They'll often be the type of person that will donate food or blood. 

Personally Responsible Citizen

100

The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public opinions

Government

100

Form of government where supreme authority rests with the people

Democracy

100

This mountain chain runs through our state of Pennsylvania

Appalachian Mountains

100

This document created in the late 1780s is the guidelines for our laws. Known as the supreme law of the land.

The Constitution 

200

This type of citizen is focused on addressing injustice in their community

The Justice Oriented Citizen

200

All of the things a government decides to do

Public Policies

200

A state whose legal system is based on religious law

Theocracy

200

This Mountain Range runs through western states such as Colorado, and is the biggest in the United States. Colorado's MLB team is names after them!

Rocky Mountains

200

The US has 5 permanently inhabited territories. Name two of them

Puerto Rico

Guam

US Virgin Islands

American Samoa

Northern Mariana Islands

300

This type of citizen is the type of citizen to organize events, and engage in civic affairs

Participatory Citizen

300

A process by which a legislative measure is referred to the State’s voters for final approval or rejection

Referenda or Referendum  

300

Form of government where those who rule cannot be help responsible to the will of the people

Dictatorship

300

This river is the longest in the US, running from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. It became vital for trade and sometimes has the word Mighty in front of it!

Mississippi River

300

What are the two ways one can become a citizen of the United States?

Through birth

Through the Naturalization Process (includes citizenship test that you took)

400

Which type of citizen is known for looking to address the root problem? Ex. If there's rampant homelessness in their community they will try to find solutions that solve the problem.

Justice Oriented Citizen

400

The belief of the people that a government has a right to make public policy

Legitimacy

400

 A “state” where there’s no real centralized authority or laws.

Anarchy 

400

The Central Region of the United States is known for long stretches of flat land perfect for farming (and tornadoes). What do we call this region? 

The Great Plains

400

Name a pro and con of Direct Democracy

Pros: People have direct control, less corruption, more participation

Cons: Costly, logistics nightmare, apathy, Selfishness, non experts

500

____ type of citizen brings food to the food drive. _____ type of citizen is the one who organized the food drive. ______ type of citizen is looking at why hunger is a problem in the community. 

Personally Responsible

Participatory

Justice Oriented

500

Utmost authority in decision making and in maintaining order of a state

Sovereignty 

500

In a ____ democracy people vote on every issue and are responsible for policy. This is opposed to ______ democracies where people elect officials to make these decisions on their behalf.

1. Direct


2. Representative

500

There are 5 great lakes. Name them 

Ontario, Erie, Michigan, Huron, Superior

500

What are the 4 characteristics of a state?

Territory, Population, Government, Sovereignty