1st Exams Flashcards
1
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Written lies that are harmful to a persons reputation
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Libel
2
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5 freedoms protected by first amendment
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Speech religion press petition assembly
3
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Spoken lies are harmful to a person’s reputation
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Slander
4
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A court order allowing Law enforcement officers to search a suspects home or business and take specific items as evidence
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Search warrant
5
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A sum of money used as a security deposit to make sure that an accused person returns for trial
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Bail
6
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The right to vote
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Suffrage, franchise
7
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2nd amendment
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Right to bear arms
8
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3rd amendment
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Doesn’t force you to house soldiers during peacetime
9
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4th amendment
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No illegal searches/seizures
10
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5th amendment
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No double jeopardy, plead the fifth, must be an indictment
11
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6th amendment
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Garuntees a speedy and public trial by jury
12
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8th amendment
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No cruel or unusual punishment
13
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13th amendment
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Outlawed slavery
14
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14th amendment
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Defined a citizen as anyone born or naturalized in the us
15
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15th amendment
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Prohibits restrictions on the right to vote based on color or race
16
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Prohibition
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Ban on alcohol
17
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19th amendment
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Gave women the right to vote
18
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The social separation of races
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Segregation
19
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The court case in which NAACP lawyers argued aggregation in school stone unconstitutional. Ended segregation in schools
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Brown vs. board of education
20
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Civil rights act of 1965
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Banned segregation in stores restraunts hotels theatres
21
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Voting rights act of 1965
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Banned the use of literacy tests
22
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Two house Legislature
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Bicameral
23
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People from a legislatures district
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Constituent
24
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Party in which more than half the members belong
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Majority party
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Party in which less than half the members belong
Minority party
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How many members are in the Senate
100
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How many members are in the house
435
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How long is a senators term
Six years
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How long is a representatives term
2 years
30
How many senators per state
2
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How many representatives per state
Based on population
32
What does the Senate represent
Their entire state
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What does a house member represent
Their district
34
Is the senate upper or lower house
Upper
35
Is the house upper or lower
Lower
36
The leader of the House of Representatives and it would take over the presidency vice president and president died or are removed
Speaker of the house
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Chairperson of the Senate
President pro tem poor
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Powers given to Congress there specifically written in the Constitution
Expressed powers
39
Powers given to Congress better not explicitly stated in the constitution
Implied powers
40
Who is the current speaker of the house
Paul Ryan
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Who is the current president pro tem poor
Oren Hatch
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Who are the two current senators that represent Alabama
Jeff sessions and Richard Shelby
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Who is the house number that represents the district that prattville lives in
Martha Roby
44
Who was the first president of United States
George Washington
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What are the 3 qualifications of the us president
At least 35 years old
Live in us for at least 14 years
Native born American
46
President dies
VP
47
VP dies
Speaker of the house
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Speaker of the house dies
President pro tempore
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President pro tempore dies
Secretary of State
50
Most important speech given by the president
State of the Union address
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7 roles of the president
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Chief executive
Chief diplomat
Head of state
Commander in chief
Legislative leader
Economic leader
Party leader
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How much is the president paid
$400,000 per year
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Other benefits that the president recieves
Live and work in whitehouse
Staff of over 80 people
Some $ for personal use
54
How many total electoral votes are in the us presidential elections
538
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How many electoral votes are needed to win the presidency
270
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The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to
The number of senators and representatives for the state
57
The role of the president which involves making key decisions on how the us acts towards other countries in the world
Chief diplomat
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The role of the president which involves being leader of the military and ordering troops into battle
Commander in chief
59
An official representative of a country's government
Ambassador
60
National security
The ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm
61
22nd amendment
Limits president to 2 terms in office
62
4 goals of American foreign policy
National security
Build trade with other countries
Promote world peace
Advance democracy
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Department of defense
Manages the armed forces
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Department of veterans affairs
Directs services for armed forces veterans
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Department of state
Plans and carries out the nations foreign policy
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Members of a country who have rights and responsibilities
Citizen
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The study of the rights and duties of citizens
Civics
68
When and where did the concept of citizenship originate
Athens Greece
| Over 2500 years ago
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Ruling authority of a community that makes and enforces laws
Government
70
A type of government where a country is ruled by 1 person
Dictatorship
71
A type of government in which the people rule
Democracy
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A type of democracy in which citizens choose a small group of leaders to make decisions in the best interest of the people
(People still hold the power)
Representative democracy
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Highest level of government in the US centered in Washington DC
National government
74
Differences of opinion arise, and the government will abide by what most people want
Majority rule
75
Love for ones country
Patriotism
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2 ways that you can get citizenship
Naturalization
| By birth
77
What country has a democracy
US
78
What country has a dictatorship
North Korea
79
2 things aliens cannot do
Serve on juries
| Work in most government jobs
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Ellis island
Located in upper NY
| Prime immigration station of the country
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Angel island
Located in San fransisco
Chief immigration station on the US western coast
Mainly Chinese immigrants
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Why is America called the melting pot?
Because it has a mixture of all races and cultures
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King/queen
Monarch
84
Written in 1215 that limited the power of the King
Magna Carta
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A group of people that make laws
Legislature
86
British legislature
Parliament
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1st permanent English colony in North America
Jamestown
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First representative legislature in the English colonies
Virginia house of burgesses
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Refuse to buy
Boycott
90
To cancel a law
Repeal
91
First constitution of the US
Articles of confederation
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3 branches of government
Legislative, executive, judicial
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Boston tea party
Group of colonists dressed as native Americans and dumped 342 chests of British tea into the Boston harbor
Colonists wanted to further protest taxes on tea
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Stamp act
Required all colonists to attach expensive stamps to all newspapers and legal documents
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Primary author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
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A group of people in one place that are ruled by a parent country elsewhere
Colony
97
Common sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that argued about independence from England and the creation of a democratic republic
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John Locke
English philosopher
| Made central contributions to the development of liberalism
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Weaknesses to the articles of confederation
Couldn't pass laws unless 9 states voted in favor of it
All states had to be in favor when anything was changed in the articles
100
Shays rebellion
A rebellion on high taxes
Sent a wake up call to the US
Led to the revising of the articles
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1st constitutional convention
Decided to send a letter to the king about the king respecting the colonists rights
Organized a boycott on British goods and a ban on all trade with Britain
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2nd constitutional convention
Discussed what to do and decided to free from British control and be independent
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The meeting in 1787 to revise the articles which led to the adoption of the US constitution
Constitutional convention
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How many delegates were present at the constitutional convention
55
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Where did the constitutional convention take place
Philadelphia, independence hall
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Which 3 groups were excluded from the constitutional convention
Native Americans, African Americans, and women
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Makes laws
Legislative branch
108
Carries out and enforces the laws
Executive branch
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Interprets and applies the laws
Judicial branch
110
Includes congress
Legislative branch
111
Includes the president, Vice President, and cabinet
Executive branch
112
Includes the Supreme Court and other federal courts
Judicial branch
113
Great compromise
Made the legislature have 2 houses, senate and house
| Each state would have equal representation in the senate and representation based on population in the house
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Stated that for every 5 slaves, 3 would be counted towards a states population for determining representation in the house
3/5 compromise
115
When was the constitution signed
Sept 17 1787
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What is the introduction to the constitution
Preamble
117
A system in which each branch of government is able to check the powers of others
Checks and balances
118
Article 4
Establishes the balance between the states and the federal government
119
Article 5
Describes how to amend the constitution
120
Article 6
Deals with national debt
121
Article 7
Provides provisions for ratification of the constitution
122
5 fundamental principles of the constitution
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Popular sovereignty
Rule of law
Separation of powers
Checks and balances
Federalism
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The notion that power lies within the people
Popular sovereignty
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Means that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
Rule of law
125
What is the name of the split of authority among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government
Separation of powers
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A system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
Checks and balances
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The system in which power is shared by the national government and the states
Federalism
