Unit 1
What is the difference between an Obligation and a Responsibility?
A Responsibility is something you should do and an obligation is something you are required to do.
What is a Unitary Government?
The central government holds all the power.
What is natural Law?
Life, Liberty, and property.
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The 1st US constitution.
What is the 4th amendment?
no unlawful search and seizure
What is the difference between Law of Soil and Law of Blood?
Soil is when you are born on US Soil and blood is when both parents are US citizens.
What is a confederal type of government?
The States have all the power.
What is separation in powers?
The government is divided into three branches of government.
What did Shays Rebellion highlight?
The weaknesses in the Article of Confederation
What amendment and define double jeopardy.
5th and you cannot be charged for the same crime twice.
What is the naturalization process?
The process by which an immigrant becomes a US citizen.
What is a federal government?
The central government and the states share power.
What is Social Contract?
Unanimous also 13/13
what is the 10 amendment.
anything that is not listed in the constitution is left for the states.
What are the requirements for being a US Citizen. Name at least three
1. 18 years old 2. 5 years resident 3. good moral character. 4. read, write, and speak English, Knowledge of History and government. 5. give an oath of allegiance.
What is Direct Democracy?
The people vote directly for laws or public officials.
What is consent of the governed?
The people must agree with what the government does, or they can overthrow it.
What is the difference between the Virgina Plan and the New Jersey plan?
Virgina plan wanted a bicameral legislative with representation based on population. New Jersey plan wanted a unicameral legislative with equal representation.
What is the 9th amendment.
enumerated powers.
What does the 14th amendment outline?
Anyone who is born or naturalized in the US is a citizen.
What is representative Democracy?
When the people vote for representatives to speak of their behave.
Who said it...
which is that law, teaches all mankind, who will but consult it, that being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions . . . .
John Locke
What is the Great Compromise.
bicameral legislature- House of representatives based on population and senate based on equal representation.
What is amendment 6.
Speedy trail.