Review For Civics Final 2011

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John Locke's philosophy was that governments role was

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people had the right to rebel

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What idea did our Framers of the Constitution take from Charles Montesquieu?

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3 branches of government

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What are the first 10 amendments fot our constitution called

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Bill of Rights

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Define Magna Carta?

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English document that limited the power of the monarch

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Why did our Framers put checks and balances and Separation of Powers into the Constitution?

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To Limit the Power of Government

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Define Government

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A system with a document that sets up guidelines and laws to be followed

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Define Separation of Powers

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each branch of government has a different job

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know all of the firs 10 amendments plus the 13th and 14th

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look up in back of book

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Define The Establishment clause of the 1st Amendment?

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Federal Goverment can't create or support a national religion

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What does article 1,2, and 3 of the Constitution create?

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3 branches of gov

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What is the 2 step process to add an amendment to the constitution?

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Step 1 proposal - Both houses must approve by 2/3 vote
Step 2 Ratification - 3/4 of state legislatures must approve

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How are the 53 districts for Representative drawn?

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By an impartial committee, that divides Ca into 53 districts each having one elected congressman to represent the people of that district in Washington D.C.

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What is the state of the union speech?

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Report on the the presidents plans for the coming year to Congress

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What is the term of Office for federal judges?

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For life as long as they exhibit good behavior, otherwise they can be removed by impeachment and trial by the senate

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What was the result of Brovwn v. Board of Education

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In made the doctrine of separate but equal unconstitution based on the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment

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What is the importance of Marbury v. Madison

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Judicial review was established

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In McCullouch v. Maryland the Court ruled that the federal goverment had the power to create a national bank even though it doesn't give them the power in Article I, Sec. 8. What clause did they base this on?

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Necessary and proper

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Define the 13th and 14th amendments

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13th freed slave and 14th established due process of law like the reading of an individuals rights and protecting everyone equally thus outlawing discrimination

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How does each political Party select the person they want to run for President?

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Each party holds primary elections in each state in which delegates are chosen to vote for the candidate at the party national convention

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What is the difference between a primary election and general election

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In a primary, the voter can only vote for candidates from one party, in a general election they can vote from candidates from either party

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Define 10th amendmet

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Any powers not given to the central gov or denied to the states is reserved for the states. This is the bases for Federalism

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Define the Ninth Amendment?

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That there can be additional rights beyond those specified in the Bill of rights

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What is the main advantage to a unitary government?

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it is very efficient

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What are the 3 qualifications for President?

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35 yrs old
natural born citizen
resident of the U.S. for 14 yrs.

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How is it determined that Ca. gets 53 Resprentatives in the House of Reps.?

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A census is taken every 10 years to determine each state's population and then the 435 representative seats are apportioned (divided up) between the 50 states

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Define unitary system of government

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All power rests with the national government

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Define the presidents power of appointment?

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President appoints ambassadors, advisors and judges

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Define Bicameral.

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When the Legislature is divided into two houses ex. House of Reps and Senate

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As a citizen of the U.S. when you turn 18 years old you are required to

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serve on a jury

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How many representatives does California have in the the House of Reps? How is that numeber determined?

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53 which is determined by population

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What were Jim Crow Laws

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Laws the treat African Americans and Whites differently. These laws allowed the Supreme Court to rule that separate facilities for African Americans and Whites were okay in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson

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Federalism is a division of powers between the Federal, state and local government. List two powers that are mainly the responsibility of the states and one area that is shared

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Licensing ex. Drivers License
and Schools (education)
An example of a shared power is taxes, we have both federal and state taxes