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The study of the rights and duties of citizens

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Civics

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A legal process to become a citizen

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Natianational process

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A person who is loyal to a govt. and a legally recognized member of a country

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Citizen

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The rights and duties of citizens

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Citizenship

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The LOYALTY of a citizen to his or her government

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Allegiance

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A commitment made of our own FREE WILL; something we should do

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Responsibilitys

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A thing a citizen is REQUIRED to do; have to do

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Duty

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Legal citizenship in more than one country

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Dual citizenship

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Agency that 18-25 year old males register as their DUTY to DEFEND the nation

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Selective service system

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List the 4 U.S. Territory’s we have discussed

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Guam, Porto Rico, virgin island, Samoa

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A natural born citizen is one who:

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Was born on U.S. soil

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List the four steps to the nationalization process

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Application
Interview
Exam
Citizenship ceremony

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The ruling power or authority for a group of people

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Government

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What are the requirements for naturalization?

Age?

Residency?

Good moral c_______

Be able to R_____,W______, and S______ basic English

Basic knowledge and understanding of U.S. C______

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18

5 years

Good moral character

Read, write, and speak basic English

Basic knowledge and understanding of U.S. Civics

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What are three ways to loose your U.S. Citizenship

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Lying on application

Committing certain crimes

Pledging allegiance to another country

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Convicted of a crime such as

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Treason

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What are the 5 duties or obligations of a U.S. citizen

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Obay laws, pay taxes, serve on juries if summoned, attend school, selective service system

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What are the top 4 responsibilities of a U.S. Citizen

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Volunteer, vote, respect property of others, respect different opinions and ways of life

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What are some examples of contributing to the common good

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Beach clean up, volunteering, donating food to food pantry’s

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Magna Carta was?

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Limiting the power of the king and giving rights to the nobles

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We are a…

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Representative Democracy

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The Mayflower compact is…

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Self- government (made from scratch)

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A democracy is…

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People rule- citizens vote

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A compact is…

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An agreement or contract among a group of people

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A republic is...
A country with a representative democracy
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What is the difference between a responsibility and a duty? Give one example of both.
A duty is something you have to do and a responsibility is something you do on your own free will
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What is the naturalization process? Give one example of someone who needs to go through this process
Application, interview, exam, and citizenship ceremony Ex: A woman from France with parents from France and wants to come to America
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What is dual citizenship?
Citizen of two countries
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Explain John Locke's Social Contract theory...
A Social Contract happens between a government and its people.
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The government was divided into parts and each part had its own purpose Montesquieu called this __________ __ ______. Name the three branches of government the U.S. has today.
Separation of powers. Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
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American colonists felt they had fewer _________ than people in Great Britten.
Rights
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What was the colonists reaction to the Stamp Act? How did parliament react?
The colonists called for a boycott of British goods. | Parliament cancelled the stamp act
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Why did the colonists tar-and-feather the tax collectors?
To embarrass them.
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How did the colonists respond to the Tea Act
They began the Boston Tea Party, by throwing millions of dollars worth of tea in the Boston Harbor.
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What did the colonists have to do under the Quartering Act?
The homeowners were expected to provide food and lodging to each soldier free of charge
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What was PARLIAMENTS reaction to the Boston Tea Party?
Parliament closed the Boston harbor.
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The colonists named the Coercive Acts the____________ because the laws were so harsh! They felt these Acts took away the colonists basic_________
Intolerable Acts Rights
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Explain the idea " Taxation without Representation" in your own words:
The enlightenment period? | Maybe.
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What was the result of the First Continental Congress meeting?
More troops were sent out to crush the rebellion
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How did the Second Continental Congress respond to British policies.
A special committee was formed to write this Declaration of Independence.
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The____________ period influenced the founding fathers in their thoughts about___________ & when writing the___________________.
Enlightenment period Government Declaration of Independence
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What does "consent of the governed" mean?
Permission of those under government rule ( the governed)
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________________wrote the Declaration of Independence (DOI). In it, he referenced natural rights. WHO influenced him in his thinking? WHAT are the rights he listed?
Thomas Jefferson John Locke Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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According to the DOI, what is the role of government?
The governments job (role) is to protect our unalienable rights.
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The DOI has a list of grievances against the British government. What does grievance mean? List two of the colonists' grievances.
Complaints (1) Imposing taxes without the consent of the governed. (2) Britain cut off their trade with all parts of the world.
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The Declaration of Independence was signed on ________ ______, ________. It declared the colonists' independence from__________________.
July 4, 1776 | Britain (England)
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What was the importance of the Mayflower compact?
It a stablished one of America's first democratic governments (self-government)
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Why did Thomas Paine write common sense?
He was trying to get people to declare independence
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How did the Magna Carta impact the colonist's in regards to their rights (taxes)?
They believed they couldn't be taxed without their consent
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A government based on a representative government...
Republic
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An agreement or contract among a group of people...
Compact
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To cancel a law...
Repeal
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People can make decisions on how their government should work...
Self-government

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