Unit one
What are three ways to gain citizenship?
Law of blood
law of soil
natrilization
What system of government did the AOC put in place?
Confederal
What is a veto an example of?
Checks and balances
Who helps the president run the executive branch?
cabinet
What is a fancy word for Introduction?
Preamble
What are four civic duties?
Pay taxes
jury duty
selective service
obey laws
What are the three sections of the U.S Constitution?
Preamble, Articles, and Amendments
What is a power that the federal and state government share?
Concurrent: taxes and roads
How do citizens influence the government?
By voting and pettitioning the government.
What are the four grievences from the king?
Tax
representation
quartering
unfair trials
What are the three natural rights?
(hint):read it agien
Life, liberty, and property
What is posterity?
(hint): think family
Future generations
Where would a case go after getting appealed at the u.s. distric court?
U.S. court of appeals
What is an intrest group?
(hint):Public opion
A orginization of people with a common intrest or goal.
The AOC was ___ with the _______.
Anit federalists demanded a __________ before ______.
The AOC was ratifying with the U.S. constitution.
Anit federalists demanded a BOR before ratifying.
Who wrote a pamphelet in 1776 that influenced colonists to claim independence?
Thomas paine
Under the AOC how many states had to agree to an amendment?
13 states
what does bicameral mean?
two chambers
What is the magna carta?
A document that esablished limited monarchy/limited government in england. It introduced the idea of trial by jury
Who makes a desision in a trial.
jury
What major concept was included in the mayflower compact?
Self government
what does "we the people mean"?
Popular sovereignty
republicanism
When would a conference committee meet?
When the 2nd chamber makes changes to a bill
What is the bill of rights?
A document that listed and ensured the rights like freedom of speech and due process(fair trials) for english citizens
What are the first 26 amendments?
1.R.A.P.P.S
2. bear arms
3.no quartering
4.No unreasonable searches
5. no double jepody
6.Councle
7. jury in a civil case
8.no cruel and unsable punishments
9.citens have rights
10. reserved state powers
13. ended slavery
14. citenship
15. men of any color can vote
19. womens suffrage
25. poll taxes
26. 18+ can vote