Unit 1
someone who legally belongs to a country, and has rights in that country is called a ___________
citizen
Whose idea was NATURAL RIGHTS, NATURAL LAW, AND SOCIAL CONTRACT?
John Locke
name the 3 branches & their jobs
leg makes
exec enforces
judicial judges
Whose idea was SEPARATION OF POWERS & CHECKS AND BALANCES?
Montesquieu
Law of Blood & Law of Soil are what kind of citizenship?
Birthright
ETHICAL IDEAS OF JUSTICE, INDIVIDUAL WORTH, & PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY are ideas from:
Judeo-Christian Tradition
highest court in the land
supreme court
TRUE OR FALSE: The King cared very much about the colonists complaints.
FALSE: he ignored them and was very cruel
If you want to legally become a citizen you must:
be 18, live in USA for 5 years, pass an English/government test, be of good moral character, go through naturalization process
CIVIC PARTICIPATION, POLIS, AND DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES were ideas in which ancient civilization?
Ancient Greece
whose job is it to make a decision in a court case based on evidence
jury
Break up letter from the colonists to the king, listing all the complaints they had against him
Declaration of Independence
Obey laws, pay taxes, and jury duty are: duties or responsibilities?
duties/obligations
Which INFLUENTIAL DOCUMENT mentions: limited government, due process, & right to a fair trial?
MAGNA CARTA
Court case that said separate but equal was okay?
Plessy v Ferguson
no power to TAX, no power to TRADE, TOUGH to make changes: which document?
Articles of Confederation
volunteering, voting, being active in government are: obligations or responsibilities?
responsibilities
_______________ was written by Thomas Paine and COnvinced the COlonists to separate from England?
Common Sense
what system officially elects the president and VP?
Electoral College
Federalists ______ Constitution
Anti-Federalists _______ Constitution
FOR, AGAINST