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41 Cards in this Set
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Being able to change our Constitution is one of the 5 characteristics of Higher Law.
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True
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The United States has never had a quota for how many immigrants are allowed to
come into the country. |
False
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The first part of the Naturalization process is to enter the U.S. legally
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True
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Naturalized U.S. citizens may run for President.
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False
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James Madison kept an accurate journal of what happened at the Constitutional
Convention. |
True
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Great Britain’s lawmaking body is called the House of Representatives.
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False - Parliament
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The Magna Carta included the right to petition and fair punishment for people found guilty of crimes.
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True
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Federalism is the sharing of power between a national and state governments.
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True
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Our national legislature is called Congress and it consists of the U.S. House of
Representatives and the U.S. Senate |
True
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Congress is a bicameral legislature.
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True
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To ratify means to approve
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True
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New York City was our temporary first capitol under the new constitution
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True
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The framers of the Constitution created a federal system where power is shared
between a national government and a state |
True
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Representatives that came to Philadelphia to write the constitution were known as
delegates. |
True
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The national government under the Articles of Confederations was very strong and had no problems enforcing laws or collecting taxes
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False – The Articles of Confederation had a very weak central government.
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The counting of the population every 10 years is called
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The Census
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Refugees
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people fleeing persecution in their home countries
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Birth Rate
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The annual number of live births per 1,000 members of a population is called
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Cinncinatus had this quality
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Civic Virtue
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Natural Rights Philosopher
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John Locke
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Government by One example
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Dictatorship, Hitler, Absolute Monarchy
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In a democracy people rule…
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Through elected representatives
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Another name for a representative democracy is a..
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Republic
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Give an example of a government by FEW
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Native American Tribe, Communist Party
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Each countries government has been shaped by
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the beliefs and history of the people
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Give and example of a government by MANY
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Democracy (direct, pure, or representative)
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Delegates who opposed the new Constitution were known as
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Antifederalists
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The author of the Declaration of Independence was
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Thomas Jefferson
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What did you support if you were a federalist?
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a stronger national government, the new constitution, big business.
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A King or Queen with no limit on their power
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Absolute Monarchy
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No law, or government. Anarchy rules!
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State of Nature
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Agreement people make to create a government that will in turn protect their natural
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Social Contract or Social Compact
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We are all born with these and the govt. is supposed to protect them
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Natural Rights
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When you agree you’re giving your..
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Consent
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When citizens and leaders live modest lives, they don’t brag or boast
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Civic Virtue
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Thinking and doing what’s good for all, not just yourself
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Common Welfare
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Dividing the powers of government so no one person or group has all the power
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Separation of Powers
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When the powers of the person or group governing are limited
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Constitutional Government
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Private domain, and listing the rights of citizens are two examples of this
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Higher Law
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A framework or blueprint for how a government is put together and works
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Constitution
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Describe 3 requirements to be eligible for citizenship.
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Enter U.S. legally, no criminal record, free of disease, hold a job, learn English, pass naturalization test
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