Unit 3

Question 1

What does it mean to be informed on civic issues?

Answer 1

Includes info being informed to the people. For example, voting, being involved, using their rights.

Question 2

What does it mean to obey the law?

Answer 2

To act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority

Question 3

What does it mean to pay your taxes?

Answer 3

To pay an amount of money to the government so it can pay for public services

Question 4

What does it mean to respect the rights of others?

Answer 4

Civil rights are rights that protect the individual rights of citizens and are protected by the government

Question 5

What does it mean to serve jury duty?

Answer 5

You have the responsibility to contribute to a verdict in a legal case

Question 6

What does it mean to serve in the military?

Answer 6

Military service is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, whether as a chosen job (volunteer) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscription).

Question 7

What does it mean to volunteer and do community service?

Answer 7

Community service is unpaid work performed by a person or group of people for the benefit and betterment of their community without any form of compensation

Question 8

What does it mean to vote?

Answer 8

Voting is a method for a group, such as a meeting or an electorate, in order to make a collective decision or express an opinion usually following discussions, debates, or election campaigns. Democracies elect holders of high office by voting.

Question 9

What are the duties that you must complete? For example: obey laws, pay taxes, jury duty, and more.

Answer 9

Mandatory Legal Duties

Question 10

What are duties that you have the option to do? For example: vote, serve in the military, public service, and more.

Answer 10

Civic Responsibilities

Question 11

What are the voting requirements?

Answer 11

• US citizen
• 18 years of age
• never convicted of a felony
• registration delivered no more than 30 days before election day
• ssn is required
• issued photo ID required

Question 12

What are the jury duty requirements?

Answer 12

• US citizen
• resident of TN
• resident of Williamson County for at least 12 months
• 18 years and older
• have not served as a juror in the previous 24 months
• have not been convicted of perjury, a felony, etc.

Question 13

What is a group seeking to control government through winning elections?

Answer 13

Political party

Question 14

How are the political parties unique in the US?

Answer 14

The Democrat and Republican parties in the US are election-oriented rather than issue-oriented

Question 15

What are the 5 key functions of political parties?

Answer 15

1. Nominating function
2. Informer-Stimulator function
3. Bonding function
4. Governing function
5. Watchdog function

Question 16

What is the nominating function?

Answer 16

• choose candidates for political office and present them to voters
• provide nominees with support to help win elections

Question 17

What is the informer-stimulator function?

Answer 17

• inform people and activate their interest and participation in public affairs
• campaign for candidates
• take stands on issues and criticize the POVs of their opponents

Question 18

What is the bonding function?

Answer 18

• ensure good performance of candidates

- make sure the people they nominate are qualified and of good character

Question 19

What is the governing function?

Answer 19

• the US government is often government by party
• officials are chosen based on party
• Congress and state legislatures are organized on party lines and conduct business based on partisanship

Question 20

What is the watchdog function

Answer 20

• the party out of power criticizes/scrutinizes the actions and policies of the party in power
• their watchfulness forces officials to be responsive to the people