Topic 4 Flashcards
What is a person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all rights and protections?
A Citizen
What is a person who enters another country in order to settle there?
A Immigrant
What is a feeling of love and devotion to one’s country?
Patriotism
What is jury duty?
When the responsibility of every citizen is to serve of a jury when called.
What is the character of a good participant in a system of government?
Civic Virtue
What is the relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns?
Civil
What is the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise?
Infrastructure
What is the administration of a particular town, county, or district, with representatives elected by those who live there?
Local Government
What is a government based on consent of the people?
Popular Sovereignty
What is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to significantly change an existing law?
A Bill
What is a no vote that blocks a decision?
A Veto
What is a charge with misconduct?
Impeach
What is to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction?
Ratify
What is a supporter of a strong federal government?
A Federalist
What is a opponent of a strong federal government?
An Antifederalist
What is it to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from by formal procedure?
Amend
What is a form of government that has no monarchy and no hereditary aristocracy?
Republic
What is a British document signed in 1215 that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights
The Magna Carta
What is a principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches
The Separation of powers
What is the plan at the Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two-chamber legislature
Virginia Plan
What is the plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that called for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature
The New Jersey Plan
What was a plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states
Great Compromise
What was the gathering of state representatives on May 25, 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation
The Constitutional Convention
What was the first American constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states
The Articles of Confederation
What was a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes?
Shay’s Rebellion
