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Civics: C.Assess One
Prep for the first Common Assessment
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is consent of the governed? | The people are "the Governed" |
| What is the basis for our rights as American citizens? | duties and responsibiities |
| What are some of the duties of U.S. citizens? | voting, obeying the law, serving on a jury |
| What is "contributing to the common good"? | working to make a better nation to live in |
| How can citizens play an active role in government? | vote, support candidates, run for office |
| What are the Five Freedoms? The First Amendment | fredom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, right to petition, freedom of asembly |
| What concept of government did the Framers of the Constitution get from Rome? | representative government |
| What did the Magna Carta do? | listed basic freedoms of the people |
| What document explained the reasons the colonist separated from England? | The Declaration of Independance |
| Who had most of the power under The Articles of Confederation? | the states |
| What are Natural Rights? | life, liberty, property |
| What did the Virginia Plan propose? | 3 branches of government, state representation by population |
| Why did many delegates fear a strong national government? | it would abuse power |
| What did the New Jersey Plan propose? | equal representation for all states in the legislature |
| Who had to approve Constitution? | state conventions |
| What "parts" is the Constitution divided into? | articles |
| What did the Great Compromise do? | divided Congress into two houses and determined representation in each house |
| Why does the Amendment process take so long? | it needs to win broad support |
| What does the First Amendment protect? | individual rights |
| Why is it hard to interpret individual rights? | the Bill of Rights is very broad and can be interpreted many ways |
| Who can ratify an amendment? | state legislatures |
| How does the Supreme Court help adapt the Constitution to our changing society? | by interpreting the Constitution |
| What do laws, such as copyrights and patents do? | protect ideas and invention |
| Why are people who take part in civil disobedience often punished? | they break the law |
| How can citizens change or remove laws? | by going through elected representatives |
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