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35 Cards in this Set
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Citizen
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A member of a community that owes loyalty to the government and is entitled to its protection. Enjoys rights, responsibilities and obligations.
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Natural born citizen
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Born within 50 states; U.S. territory; U.S. military base
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Naturalized Citizen
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Requirements to become this type of citizen: Must be 18, live in the U.S. for 5 years, good moral character, read English, must pass citizenship test, oath to uphold Constitution
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Law of blood
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A person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
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Law of soil
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A person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth
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Suffrage
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Right to vote
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US citizens responsibilities
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Vote, Volunteer, and attend civic meetings
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US citizens obligations (Duties)
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Pay taxes, obey laws (ordinances), serve on jury, defend the nation (selective service)
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Selective Service
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Men ages 18-25 must register for military service just in case the United States decides to have a draft.
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Representative Democracy / Republic
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(Describe this type of government in the United States) Government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf.
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Absolute Monarchy
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Form of government in which the leader is an all-powerful king.
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Autocracy
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A single individual run government. Often come to power through control of the military.
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Constitutional Monarchy
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Form of democracy since the government has a constitution which allows citizens' rights and responsibilities. Power of the queen is extremely limited, and Parliament runs the government.
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Parliament
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Lawmaking body of government (like Congress)
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Oligarchy
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A small group of elites runs the state.
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Theocracy |
a government controlled by one or more religious leaders. Laws are based on the official religion of the country.
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Socialism
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System in which government owns some factories of production and distributes the products and wages.
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Communism |
Dictatorship of one party. Government owns all. No private ownership of property
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Hammurabi's Code |
Presumed innocent until proven guilty. Law applied to everyone in empire. |
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Magna Carta
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This document established limited government. Added trial by jury
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Mayflower Compact
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The purpose of this document was to establish a government with rules
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English Bill of Rights
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Ended the struggle between Nobles (Parliament) and the king
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Enlightment
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Shaped the Declaration of Independence. (HINT: A document)
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John Locke
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Enlightenment thinker who believed that governments should serve the people. Thomas Jefferson referred to when listing the natural rights of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness" in the Declaration of Independence
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Social Contract |
A theory created by John Locke that says in order for people to protect their natural rights, they must create a contract between themselves and a government. |
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Montesquieu’s
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Montesquieu's ideas about power in government are referred to as: separation of powers
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Rule of Law |
The idea that those who govern must follow the laws; no one is above the law |
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French and Indian War
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Colonists wanted more land westward. Britain sent troops to help win the war. British felt colonists benefitted the most from the war and should help pay for the war debt. Reason for taxing colonists.
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Tea Act of 1773
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Required colonists to buy tea only from the British East India Company
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Stamp Act
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1765 Tax on newspaper and paper documents.
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Quartering Act
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Required colonists to provide housing for British soldiers.
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First Continental Congress |
Sent a letter to King George asking him to respect the colonist' rights as British citizens. organized a boycott of British goods and banned trade with Britain. |
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Thomas Paine |
Wrote Common Sense to urge colonists to support independence from England. |
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Second Continental Congress |
Fighting between colonist and British had already begun (Lexington & Concord) Approved the Declaration of Independence |
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Tyranny |
Cruel government. |
