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Social Studies STAAR Test Flashcards

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What is civics?

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Civics is the study of what it means to be the citizen of a country.

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What is equality?

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Equality means that every person has something to contribute to our society.

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What is a dictatorship?

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A dictatorship is when one person has all the power and maintains a very rigid control over a country by force.

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What is an oligarchy?

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An oligarchy is a government by a small group of people similar to a dictatorship.

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What is a direct democracy?

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A direct democracy everyone gathers together to agree about all the laws and decisions.

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What is a representative democracy?

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In a representative democracy representatives are chosen to make the laws and decisions for the rest of the people.

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When did the pilgrims leave the Mayflower?

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November of 1620

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What is the Mayflower Compact?

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An agreement made by the pilgrims that “just and equal” laws would be made for the “general good of the colony.”

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Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia are part of what colony?

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Royal colonies

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Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania are part of what colony?

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Proprietary colonies

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Connecticut and Rhode Island are part of what colony?

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Charter colonies

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When was the Constitution ratified?

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Mid-1788

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When was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

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1791

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What is the First Amendment?

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The first amendment includes freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to assemble, and the right to petition the government.

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What is the Second Amendment?

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The second amendment gives americans the right to own weapons and allows them to organize state militias.

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What is the Third Amendment?

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The third amendment protects us from having to give room and board to soldiers without our consent.

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What is the Fourth Amendment?

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The fourth amendment protects us from government or law-enforcement officials searching our homes or taking our possessions without probable cause.

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What is the Fifth Amendment?

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The fifth amendment says that you cannot be forced to testify against yourself in court or be tried for a serious crime without evidence.

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What is the Sixth Amendment?

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The sixth amendment an accused person a speedy and public trial as well as being entitled to a lawyer.

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What is the Seventh Amendment?

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The seventh amendment says that if the value of a contract or damage is over $20, the participants have the right to have a trial by jury.

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What is the Eighth Amendment?

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The eighth amendment guarantees that bail for jail or fines cannot be excessively high and forbids cruel and unusual punishment.

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What is the Ninth Amendment?

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The ninth amandment helps protect our privacy.

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What is the Tenth Amendment?

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The tenth amendment gives any powers that are not specifically given to the federal government by the constitution are in the hands of the states.

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What was the Homestead Act of 1862?

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The act promised free land to those who lived on the land for five years and made improvements to it.

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When were the Miranda Rules created?

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1966

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When did Christopher Columbus discover the continent of North America?

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1492

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What did the English want to find in the New World(North America)?

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Wealth and gold

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When did the Virginia Company receive the charter from King James I, which gave them permission to start a colony in America which was called Jamestown?

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1607

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When did the pilgrims travel to America on the Mayflower?

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1620

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What is a representative?

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A representative is a person who has chosen to speak for another individual or group.

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When was the Magna Carta created?

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1215

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What was the Magna Carta?

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The Magna Carta placed limits on the power of English kings.

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When was the new English Bill of Rights created?

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1689

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What was the new English Bill of Rights?

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The new English Bill of Rights guaranteed basic rights to all British citizens.

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What is Salutary Neglect?

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Salutary Neglect was the name given to the time when the British government ignored the colonies and let them govern themselves.

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Who wrote the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

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Thomas Hooker

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What was the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

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It was the first document to protect the system of elections and self-government for its colony.

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