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16 Cards in this Set
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Who Americans Are
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What is diversity? Race
Gender Occupation Socioeconomic Status |
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Economic Terms
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Economy- a system for producing and distributing goods and services to fulfill people's wants
Consumer- a person who uses, or consumes, goods and services to satisfy his or her needs |
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Obeying the speed limit is an example of
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a duty
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Government & Voice
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Legislature- a group of people chosen to make laws
Charter- a document giving permission to create a government |
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The Legislative Branch
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Describes and organizes the powers of the legislature (Congress)
Congress is divided into a House of Representatives and the Senate The mos important power of Congress is to make laws |
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1st Amendment
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Topic: Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
Congress shall make no law |
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Standing Commitees
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16 Permanent Standing Committees in the Senate
19 Permanent Standing Committees in the House The committee studies the bill, holds public hearings, proposes any necessary changes... then decides whether to recommend the Bill to the House or Senate |
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The Supreme Court
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Judicial Review- the power to overturn any law that the Court decides is in conflict e/ the Constitution
Marbury v. Madison (1803) Marbury sued Madison because he didn't get a ob promised to him by Madison Cheif Justice John Marshall wrote that "the Court had a sworn duty to uphold the Constitution, it also had the responsibility to declare unconstitutional any law that violated the Constitution" Judicial Review was created |
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Types of Local Government
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Local Governments are created by the states and have only the powers that they are given by the states
County governments are our oldest units of government |
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Criminal Law
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Crime- any behavior that is illegal because the government consider it to be harmful to society
A crime may be an act or failure to act Something cannot be a crime unless there is a specfic written law against it |
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Civil Law
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Burden of Proof- preponderence of the evidence
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Participants in the Criminal Justice System
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The Government
The Victim Society is always a victim inn a criminal case Charges filed are determined by the government, not by the victim |
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Which of the following are true about the Articles of Confederation?
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The states had most of the power
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Congress has what kind of powers?
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Delegated Powers
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The 9th Amendment states that citizens' rights are not limited to those stated in the Constitution. What are those rights called?
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Unenumerated Rights
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English Bill of Rights
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Further limited the powers of the King, listed citizens' rights
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