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57 Cards in this Set
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What is Naturalization? |
The process of a foreign individual becoming a U.S. citizen |
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Government that has the highest form of citizen participation |
Democracy |
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Locke's beliefs on the State of Nature? |
- Complete liberty to do what you want - Does not mean you can do whatever and is not a state without morality - No gov. or authority to punish people - People are equal, non harming -Pursue your own interests |
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Hobbes' beliefs on the State of War? |
-Nasty, Brutish, Short, and no hope of ability as a statement -We needed someone to lead us -Did not think highly of people |
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Locke's beliefs on the Fundamental Principle? |
-Unalienable rights (born..rights you get) -cannot be taken away |
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Hobbes' beliefs on the State of Nature? |
- Men are self-interested - Limited resources - Brutal - People are always fearing other people -Worst possible situation |
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U.S. Congressman of the 16th District in IL? |
Adam Kinzinger |
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State Congressional Representative in the 106th District in IL? |
Thomas Bennett |
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Who is the current governor in IL |
Bruce Rauner |
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What are the commonalities between Republicans and Democrats in IL? |
- Getting people involved - Donations - Communications - Renewable Energy - Elected officials |
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What is the Social Contract Theory? |
A contract for an agreement to a better society and says you have to follow society's rules |
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Where do we get our ideas of democracy from and what does it literally stand for? |
Athens, Greece; "Rule by the people" |
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Political Cartoon |
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Democrats vs. Republicans |
Democrats: -Liberal -Stricter Gun Laws -Pro-choice -Donkey Republicans: -Conservative -Pro-life -Fiscally Conservative -Elephant |
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What is the significance of the Magna Carta? |
First written document that creates a constitutional monarchy |
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Why was the Mayflower Compact established? |
It was an early attempt at outlining a government |
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What was the 1st document that gave us our first outline of Government? |
The Mayflower Compact |
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What is English Common Law? |
A set of standards brought about over time that are widely accepted and used as a reference for punishments when common crimes are committed. |
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Writs of Habeus Corpus |
A proceeding in which a defendant brings a writ to compel a judicial determination of whether he is lawfully being held in custody
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Rights of the Accused |
-Trial by Jury -Speedy and Public Trial -To know why you are being held -To not be tried against yourself (remain silent) -To have a lawyer -No cruel or unusual punishment -No excessive bail |
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment |
Cannot be given a cruel punishment such as torture |
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Search and Seizure |
A warrant needs to be issued before an official can search you or your property |
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Freedom of Assembly |
1st Amendment- right to protest |
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Freedom of Speech |
1st Amendment- right to speak out unless it puts people in harm's way or leads to treason |
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What do we call in when the Press' freedom can be limited? |
Seditious |
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Who has the most restricted speech in the country? |
Students |
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What type of speech is being practiced when someone burns the flag? |
Symbolic speech |
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Freedom of Religion |
Fundamental human right that protects the conscience of all people. It allows us to think, express and act upon what we deeply believe.
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U.S. Supreme Court Jurisdictions on Article III of the Constitution |
Jurisdiction extend to the laws of the land that govern our country -won't listen to certain cases between a divorce |
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What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean? |
What colonists declared because they had no one in Parliament representing them, so they shouldn't be taxed |
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Purpose of the Philadelphia Convention... |
Meeting to discuss the Articles of Confederation, but ended up getting rid of them and creating a new one |
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention? |
Articles of Confederation were revised, which produced the new U.S. Constitution |
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Father of the Constitution.... |
James Madison |
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Why did the framers want the legislative branch to be the most powerful? |
We want to make sure that the people we elect have their voices heard...laws that benefit all of the people |
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Beliefs of Federalists |
-strong central government -weak state governments |
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Beliefs of Anti-federalists |
-power of states -no central government |
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Separation of Powers... |
Each branch of government has certain rules that they must follow in order to prevent more power in one branch than another. |
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TLO vs. New Jersey |
High school student had her purse searched without permission...violated the 4th Amendment. |
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What does the due process clause help citizens with? |
State governments must observe fair procedures when they deny a person of life, liberty, or property. |
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What Amendment does the Due Process Clause help citizens with? |
14th and 5th Amendments |
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1st ten Amendments in the Constitution are called.... |
The Bill of Rights |
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Which article to the Constitution allows for changes to be made to the law of the land? |
Article 6 |
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Section of the Constitution that lists our national goals... |
Preamble (1st Paragraph) |
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Which Amendment lowers the voting age to 18? |
26th Amendment |
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What major event occurred to lead this Amendment to be set in place? |
The age of being drafted was lowered to 18, so many men felt that if they had to fight for their country then they should be able to vote. The case of Oregon v. Mitchell took place and lowered the voting age. |
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What did the Reconstruction Amendments do? |
They were designed to establish equality for African Americans |
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13th Amendment... |
Banned Slavery |
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14th Amendment... |
Citizenship |
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15th Amendment... |
Prohibited governments from denying U.S. citizens the right to vote based on race, color, or past servitude.
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Legislative branch responsibilities... |
-make laws -pass laws -originate spending bills -impeaching officials -approving treaties |
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Executive branch responsibilities... |
-enforce laws -President -Vice President |
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Judicial branch responsibilities... |
-determines whether certain laws should be passed |
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Levels of courts.... |
-District courts (trial courts) -Circuit courts (1st level of appeal) -Supreme court (final level of appeal) |
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What Freedoms can the government limit? |
The freedom of expression -the rights or reputations of others -national security -public order -public health -morals SPEECH |
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Establishment Clause... |
Prevents government from establishing a state-sponsored religion/church |
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Declaration |
Jefferson |
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Constitution |
Madison |
