CitizenShip
What are you able to do when you become a citizen? (Only when you are 18)
Vote
When the Government is divided into parts, each with its own purpose.
Separation of powers
Define Anarchy
No Government
What was our first Constitution?
Articles of Confederaton.
Define Establish Justice
Have Fairness
Name 2 unique ways to become a citizen right away?
Law of Soil and Law of Blood
John Locke influenced which Founding Father?
Thomas Jefferson
Give 2 examples of countries with a Federal System (Mostly English Speaking)
Canada, United States
Name One weakness of the A.o.C.
No Enforcing laws, No Court System, No President or Executive Branch, Changes had to be Unanimous.
What is the first sentence in the Constitution called?
Preamble
How long do you have to live in the U.S. to become a citizen? (Naturalization Process)
5 years
Who Influenced the Constitution?
Montesquieu
Define Communism
Single Ruling Party (Controls Entire Economy)
Define Constitution
A plan of Government
Which Branch Coins Money?
Legislative branch
Which Amendment is CitizenShip defined in?
14th Amendment
A Blank Slate or Page
Tabula Rasa
Centralized Government, Central Government has the power. (System)
Unitary System
Define Confederation
States have the most power, Central Government has very little
Rule of law was first found in the ...
Magna Carta
What is the last step in becoming a citizen?
Saying the Oath of Allegiance
Written by 2 English anonymous Journalists, Collection of Newspaper Articles, Written in 1720, About Rights and Rule of Law.
Cato's Letters
A system of Government, King/Queen with limited power
Constitutional Monarchy
Name the Rebellion started by a Farmer because of the AoC.
Shay's Rebellion
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.