Unit 1, Lesson 8: Citizens and Civic Engagement
This is most broadly defined as membership in a community
citizenship
what is it called when someone tries to bring an issue up through the political process but are unsuccessful in creating change, so they create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation.
civil disobedience
What do we call the principle that the greater number should exercise greater power.
majority rule
What is a specific grant of authority to the central government. (written in the Constitution)
enumerated power
What do we call when power is divided geographically and politically between a national government and regional or state governments?
federalism
True or False: civic groups are different from family, work, or government
True
who wrote "Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
strict adherence to the principle of majority rule would mean ignoring the opinions and rights of people in the ___________
minority
What is NOT one of the principles that the Constitution uses to create a limited government ?
separation of powers among the branches OR
executive privilege
executive privilege
What is an example of a power that only the national government has?
Declare war and make treaties
after-school club, dance group, sports team, church group, community organization, political group are examples of what?
civic groups
From what State did we read "Declaration of Secession"?
South Carolina
Aristotle believed that the fatal flaw in any democracy would be to give majority rule to the ______, who would always outnumber the______ ?
poor, rich
The powers not granted to the national government are retained by the states and/or the people. (NOT written in the Constitution)
reserved powers
What is an example of a power that only the State governments have?
Pass marriage and divorce laws
involvement in a civic group often leads to __________ (working to improve conditions in your community)
civic engagement
which of the following people did NOT engage in civil disobedience?
MLK Jr
Henry David Thoreau
Mahatma Gandhi
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
When making public policy decisions in a democracy, one of the struggles is always over how to achieve the proper balance between majority rule and _____.
minority rights
Which branch is constitutionally empowered to act in response to the President signing a law requiring everyone to pray on Wednesday?
judicial
Which level of government has the power to tax?
both National and State
Your school district adopts graduation requirements beyond what the state requires. You object to these more rigorous requirements and want to change the policy. What would be an effective form of civic engagement?
Make a speech at a school board meeting.
When do people who practice civil disobedience believe it is justifiable to disregard a law?
When the law in unjust
Some conflicting constitutional issues and fundamental values might include liberty versus ____
common good (safety)
This means the people are the ultimate rulers.
It is usually used in reference to political issues that are settled by popular vote or to governments based on the concept of democracy through voting.
Popular Sovereignty
Found in Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, it states: “to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.” The Supreme Court has determined that it reserves for the Congress some degree of exclusive power and limits individual states in their ability to legislate on such matters.
Commerce clause