Civics and Citizenship
One who is legally recognized as a subject of a state or commonwealth.
What is a citizen?
Rights of the people of the U.S. to be protected against the Government.
What is the Bill of Rights?
The official leader of America.
Who is the President?
The House of Representatives and the Senate.
What is Congress?
The highest-level court system.
What is the Supreme Court?
Holding citizenship in more than one country.
What is dual Citizenship?
When the House of Representatives find a government official has committed a crime.
What is Impeachment?
The formal group of people that will elect the President.
What is the Electoral College?
The offical Leader of the Senate.
Who is the Vice President?
People who hear/dicuss cases and make decisions about them in the Supreme Court.
Who are Federal Judges?
Population Count.
What is a Census?
Introduction to the U.S. Constitution.
What is the Preamble?
Chief Executive, Chief Diplomat, Commander in Chief, Legislative Leader, Party Leader, Judicial Leader, Chief of State
What are roles of the President?
Drawing a districts boundaries to intentionally favor a specific political party.
What is gerrymandering?
Initial authority to hear a case.
What is original Jurisdiction?
The process of becoming a citizen.
What is Naturalization?
A belief that power should be limited to prevent the government from becoming too powerful.
What is Limited Government?
The group that advises the President.
What is the Cabinet?
When Congress oversees or monitors the President about laws that have been passed.
What is Legislative Oversight?
Authority to hear a case after the lower courts.
What is appellate jurisdiction?
Rights to protect from the Government.
What are Security Rights?
Part of a document that describes shared powers between the Government and States.
What is Article 4 of the Constitution?
Paper work and other hassles that comes with be a government official.
What is red tape?
Dividing 435 people among the 50 states.
What is apportionment?
An example cases that can be referenced in the future.
What is a precedent?