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33 Cards in this Set
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What is a budget? |
A plan for spending the state's money |
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What are some people's rights? |
Free Speach Religious Freedom Free to assemble groups freedom of the press Vote |
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What is a sales tax? |
Money that goes to the government when people buy certain things |
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What are some of people's responsibilities? |
Vote Pay taxes respect others rights follow laws volunteer |
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What is a jury? |
A group of citizens that make a court case decision |
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What is a volunteer? |
A person that helps the community for free |
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The us enjoy many __________ that people in other countries do not. |
Rights |
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What is a bill? |
A written idea for a law |
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What is income tax? |
A tax on money the people earn |
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Who is in the executive branch? |
President & Cabinet |
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Who is in the judicial branch? |
Judges Supreme Court |
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______________ speech is one of these rights |
Free |
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Who is in the Legislative Branch? |
Congress House of Representatives - Made up of members based on state population Senate - 2 members per state |
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Citizens have the right and responsibility to ___________. |
Vote |
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Another right is the Freedom to ___________ in groups. |
assemble |
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What do branches do to other branches? |
Make sure they don't have too much power. Checks and Balances. |
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Paying __________ to help provide public services is another responsibility |
Taxes |
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What are the three branches of government? |
1. Legislative 2. Judicial 3. Executive |
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__________ the law and attending school are two more responsibilities |
Following |
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What do citizens keep from becoming to powerful? |
Government |
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Elected representatives are responsible to the ______________. |
People |
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What are the first ten amendments called? |
The Bill of Rights |
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When was the constitution written in? |
1787 |
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What is a citizen? |
Someone who is born in a country or who promises to be loyal to a country |
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What is liberty? |
Freedom from control by others |
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People in the government must consider the __________ of the citizens. |
Opinion
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What is a common good?
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The good of the whole population, not just a few people |
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What is a democracy? |
A system in which the people hold the power of the government |
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What do the Bill of Rights protect? |
Citizens |
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Politicians must also consider the __________ of everyone. |
Safety |
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_________________ was the first US president to be elected from Illinois |
Abraham Lincoln |
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The 40th president _______ _____________ was born in Illinois |
Ronald Reagan |
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The U.S. Secretary of Defense under George W. Bush ________ ________________ also came from Illinois. |
Donald Rumsfeld |
