Civics Exam Flashcards
How do you form a new government?
—-> economy and trade
—-> safety
—-> rules and regulations
—-> money
—-> different form of government
The Bill of Rights:
the first ten amendments
Mt. Rushmore has the 4 presidents:
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt
The founding fathers were
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison.
Founding Father:
The people who formed the government in the beginning after the war
Constitution:
Established principles and a living, breathing document that shows how the government is meant to run.
The Legislative branch:
Makes the laws includes the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Executive branch
Enforces the laws , that include the president of the U.S and his cabinet.
Judicial
Reviews the laws and includes the court system and the Supreme Court.
Every STATE rules itself, very little federal government control
- This idea DID NOT work
So…
Because this didn’t work they drafted the U.S Constitution and found a balance between state rules and federal rules
Daniel Shay revolted against the new government because this government began to ignore the colonists just like the British royalty did
So the Government created the Articles of Confederation
The Federal government is
is the “umbrella of it all”
Representatives
are based on populations
In the Senate, there are
two senators for each state
Federalist
Supported the constitution
Examples of fedralists were and what did they want:
Want strong federal government
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay
Antifederalist - thinks its too intrusive
Examples:
Said Constitution weakened the States because federal government would be too powerful
George Mason/Patrick Henry
Felt the Constitution did NOT offer basic freedoms
Thought “President” night become “king” if elected to too many terms-
1788
and
1789
the Constitution is ratified (approved)
Congress adds Bill of Rights
Federal Laws Apply to All, is the umbrella to everyone
—> regulates interstate/foreign commerce, sets taxes, declares war, and sets national policy
Founding fathers decided on a three branch system of government with checks and balances to make sure NO ONE branch is too powerful.Which branches kept each other in check?
Legislative checks executive
executive checks the judicial
judicial checks legislative
Structure of the constitution:
The preamble, The Articles and the Amendments. The PREAMBLE is the introduction, the ARTICLES address how the government works and the AMENDMENTS
address the individual rights the constitution protects
- Why is the US president a symbol of our nation?
-The president of the United States is the face of our democracy and the most leading symbol of our nation
The President is in charge of
the executive branch and is also Commander in Chief of the military
The two parts of the United States Congress are
the Senate and the House of Representatives
The seven principles of the United States Constitution are
Federalism: Federal government & states share power
Republicanism: We are a Republic form of government
Separation of powers: Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Popular sovereignty: Government gets its power from the people
Checks and balances:Makes sure no one branch is more powerful than another
Limited government: Government only has powers listed in the US Constitution
Individual rights: Constitution protects citizens rights
the principles are
the ideas that went into the creation of the constitution.
The framers also looked at other political systems (Rome), ideas from Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke (inalienable rights) and Montesquieu (separation of government into three branches) AND they took what they did not like about the king’s rules and made sure they would never apply. For example they looked at the quartering act and created the 3rd amendment which banned such rules. They took the Writs of Assistance and made the 4th Amendment against search and seizure.
The framers also looked at other political systems (Rome), ideas from Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke (inalienable rights) and Montesquieu (separation of government into three branches) AND they took what they did not like about the king’s rules and made sure they would never apply. For example they looked at the quartering act and created the 3rd amendment which banned such rules. They took the Writs of Assistance and made the 4th Amendment against search and seizure.
What is the definition of citizen
A person loyal to a country who gets to enjoy that country’s protections
What is the definition of Rights
Rights are protections afforded to the citizens of a country
Name two ways to become a US citizen
Naturalization, citizenship exam or being born here
What are three responsibilities you have as a US citizen
Vote, jury duty, defend the country through enlisting, staying informed, obey all laws and pay taxes.
The Bill of Rights is broken into three categories;
Individual freedoms
Protections against government abuses
Rights of people accused of crime
The 4th amendment against illegal search and seizure was created to replace what rule of the king?
Writ of assistance
Which two enlightenment thinkers greatly influenced the ideas of the Constitution?
John Locke and baron de Montesquieu
Articles
Article 1 —> The Legislative Branch
Article 2 —> The Executive Branch
Article 3 —> The Judicial Branch
Article 4 —> Relations among the States
Article 5 —> Amendment Process
Article 6 —> Supremacy Clause
Article 7 —> Ratifying the Constitution (improving it)
Amendments:
Amendment I:
Religion: Freedom to have any religion or no religion.
Assemble: Freedom to gather together freely.
Petition: Allowed to complain without getting arrested.
Press: Allowed to journal about a person as long as it is true.
Speech: We have the freedom to speak freely and express ourselves.
Amendment II:
Allowed to bear arms
Weapons like guns are able to be owned
Amendment III:
The cops can’t enter your home without a warrant to search or permission from the owner
The president can…
Enforces laws
Commander in chief
Receives and appoints ambassadors
Negotiates treaties
Appoints federal judges and officials
Amendments:
A formal change to the constitution
4, 5, 6, and 8 means
fair treatment in the judical system
Criminal Matters —>
punishment = jail
Civil Matters —>
someone sues someone for money (example: bad tatoo)
Libel vs Slander
Libel:
Slander:
Libel: written (mean) against someone
Slander: spoken (mean) words against someone
Democracy:
people rule
Naturalization is
the process of by which an immagrant voluntary becomes a US citizen
Obligations:
things you must do like taxes, jury duty, selective serves (draft), follow the law
Responsibilities:
things you should do like voting, volunteer in community, be informed
Becoming an American Citizen
—> One of the following requirements must be met;
Be born in the United States or have one parent who is a citizen
You were naturalized (by exam)
Or you were eighteen or younger (when your parents were naturalized)
Interest Group:
An organization that represents and advocates for a particular group
ex: NRA (National Rifle Association)
Advocates for gun and ownership rights under the 2nd Amendment
Supreme Court Resolves disputes between Federal and State Governement
(Ex: Trump on Ballot)
State said they would NOT put him on the ballot for president. Federal umbrella said states can decide. Its unfair, let the people vote, everyone has a change to run, so states can’t pick and choose.
The U.S Constitution:
“The Living Document”
—> Changes with the times
Ex: LWOP (Life without parole in teen offenders)
Articles that the Founding Fathers Took Inspiration From
Declaration of Independence
Magna Carta
The English Bill of Rights
List of Grievances
Articles of Confederation
The Constitution was ratified in
1789
Highest Court in the land:
Supreme Court
What document was first created before the constitution that didn’t work:
Articles of Confederation failed because it was more about how the government worked and did not fully focus on the people
Slavery wasn’t addressed in the constitution because some of the states still wanted slaves because they were a big part of their community
TRUE OR FALSE
TRUE
Daniel Shay:
He was a farmer who rebelled because he had bought an excessive amount of supplies to help with the war and he could no longer pay so he was thrown in jail and was fined. This caused his rebellion.
Patriotism:
Patriotic spirit for your country
Jury duty:
You get called to court if you are part of a state thing and in court, you judge your peers for their crimes while being unbiased toward the case.
Goalsot the constitution
to form a more perfect union, to establish justice, to ensure domestic tranquility, to provide for the common defense, to promote the general welfare, and to secure the blessings of liberty.
he bill of rights guarantee
individual rights
Know all seven principles and know what they do and what they mean
Federalism: Federal government & states share power
Republicanism: We are a Republic form of government
Separation of powers: Legislative, Executive, Judicial
Popular sovereignty: Government gets its power from the people
Checks and balances:Makes sure no one branch is more powerful than another
Limited government: Government only has powers listed in the US Constitution
Individual rights: Constitution protects citizens rights
What do the 7 articles do?
create the framework of the government
explain the 7 principles
popular sovereignty which means we the people limited government which means everybody even the president follows law/ separation of powers which limits the government and ensures that one branch does not get too much more powerful than another/ checks and balances so that everybody’s oversees each other/ federalism which means that the federal government is separate from the state government/ Republicanism which allows citizens to elect representatives to carry out their will/ and individual rights which states that the constitution will protect the individual rights of people such as speech religion
Tthe legislative branch is made up of
Congress which is the Senate and the House of Representatives
The most important power of congress is to
to make the nation’s laws they can also declare war and collect taxes
If you want to amend the Constitution you have to
propose an amendment and that has to be ratified which means accepted
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