What is Civics?/ Foundations of Government
The process in which a person who is not born a U.S. citizen may become a citizen
What is naturalization process?
A rebellion that highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
What is Shays Rebellion?
Which section of the constitution includes the powers of the Judicial Branch?
What is Article III?
How do we determine how many representatives each state has?
What is the states population?
protects citizens from a speedy criminal trial with an impartial jury.
What is the 6th amendment?
Unlike jury duty or paying taxes, voting falls into this category of citizenship.
What is responsibility?
This group felt that a bill of rights was necessary to guarantee individual rights and freedom
What is the Anti-Federalist?
Which section in the constitution includes the 6 purposes of the government?
What is the preamble?
The only level of federal courts that has a jury
What is district trial courts?
The process that protects an accused person in a crime by guaranteeing fair legal procedures and rights under the Constitution.
What is due process?
The big idea of limited government comes from
What is Magna Carta?
Which branch of government existed when the Articles of Confederation was created?
What is the Legislative Branch?
The practice of trying to persuade legislatures to propose, pass, or defeat legislation or to change existing laws.
What is lobbying?
This federal official is granted a lifetime appointment, assuming good behavior.
Federal Judge/Justice
protects citizens right to vote despite race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
What is the 15th amendment?
According to John Locke, this is the main purpose of government
What is protect life, liberty, and property? (Natural Rights)
This minimum age, plus a required number of years as a U.S. citizen and residency in the state, are the constitutional requirements to run for the Senate.
What is at least 30 years old, a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years, and a resident of the state you want to represent?
This constitutional principle divides governing authority between the federal government and the states.
What is federalism?
What role would the president be taking on when negotiating a treaty?
What is Chief Diplomat?
This is the approval required to propose and ratify a constitutional amendment.
What is 2/3rds of congress and 3/4ths of the states?
This document addressed colonial concerns about English policies
What is the Declaration of Independence?
These are the constitutional requirements to be President of the United States.
What is be a natural-born citizen, 35 years or older, live in the U.S. for 14 years.
The media serves as a ______________keeping an eye on the government and reporting on what the government does.
What is a watchdog?
This makes overriding a presidential veto challenging because it requires a high level of agreement in Congress.
What is it requires a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate?
This 1965 law outlawed literacy tests and other discriminatory practices that prevented racial minorities from voting.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?