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1
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The study of the rights and duties of citizens

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Civics

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2
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A legal process to become a citizen

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Natianational process

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3
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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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4
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The rights and duties of citizens

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Citizenship

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5
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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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7
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A thing a citizen is REQUIRED to do; have to do

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Duty

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8
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Legal citizenship in more than one country

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Dual citizenship

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9
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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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10
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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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11
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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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12
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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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13
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The ruling power or authority for a group of people

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Government

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14
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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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15
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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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16
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Convicted of a crime such as

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Treason

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17
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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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18
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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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20
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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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21
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We are a…

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Representative Democracy

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22
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The Mayflower compact is…

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Self- government (made from scratch)

23
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A democracy is…

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People rule- citizens vote

24
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A compact is…

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An agreement or contract among a group of people

25
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A republic is…

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A country with a representative democracy

26
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What is the difference between a responsibility and a duty? Give one example of both.

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A duty is something you have to do and a responsibility is something you do on your own free will

27
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What is the naturalization process? Give one example of someone who needs to go through this process

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Application, interview, exam, and citizenship ceremony

Ex: A woman from France with parents from France and wants to come to America

28
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What is dual citizenship?

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Citizen of two countries

29
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Explain John Locke’s Social Contract theory…

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A Social Contract happens between a government and its people.

30
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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.

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Separation of powers.

Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

31
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American colonists felt they had fewer _________ than people in Great Britten.

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Rights

32
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What was the colonists reaction to the Stamp Act? How did parliament react?

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The colonists called for a boycott of British goods.

Parliament cancelled the stamp act

33
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Why did the colonists tar-and-feather the tax collectors?

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To embarrass them.

34
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How did the colonists respond to the Tea Act

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They began the Boston Tea Party, by throwing millions of dollars worth of tea in the Boston Harbor.

35
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What did the colonists have to do under the Quartering Act?

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The homeowners were expected to provide food and lodging to each soldier free of charge

36
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What was PARLIAMENTS reaction to the Boston Tea Party?

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Parliament closed the Boston harbor.

37
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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_________

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Intolerable Acts

Rights

38
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Explain the idea “ Taxation without Representation” in your own words:

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The enlightenment period?

Maybe.

39
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What was the result of the First Continental Congress meeting?

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More troops were sent out to crush the rebellion

40
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How did the Second Continental Congress respond to British policies.

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A special committee was formed to write this Declaration of Independence.

41
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The____________ period influenced the founding fathers in their thoughts about___________ & when writing the___________________.

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Enlightenment period
Government
Declaration of Independence

42
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What does “consent of the governed” mean?

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Permission of those under government rule ( the governed)

43
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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?

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Thomas Jefferson
John Locke
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

44
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According to the DOI, what is the role of government?

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The governments job (role) is to protect our unalienable rights.

45
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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.

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Complaints

(1) Imposing taxes without the consent of the governed.
(2) Britain cut off their trade with all parts of the world.

46
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The Declaration of Independence was signed on ________ ______, ________. It declared the colonists’ independence from__________________.

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July 4, 1776

Britain (England)

47
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What was the importance of the Mayflower compact?

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It a stablished one of America’s first democratic governments (self-government)

48
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Why did Thomas Paine write common sense?

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He was trying to get people to declare independence

49
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How did the Magna Carta impact the colonist’s in regards to their rights (taxes)?

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They believed they couldn’t be taxed without their consent

50
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A government based on a representative government…

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Republic

51
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An agreement or contract among a group of people…

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Compact

52
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To cancel a law…

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Repeal

53
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People can make decisions on how their government should work…

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Self-government

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