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Civics EOC Review
A review of everything 7th grade civics!
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Legal Permanent Resident | Someone who permanently lives in the US but is not a citizen |
| Immigration | Someone who moves from one country to another country |
| Law of Blood | If your parents are citizens, you are a US citizen |
| Law of Soil | If you are born of US soil, you are a US citizen |
| Selective Service | Men between 18 and 25 are signed up and can be drafted into a war if needed |
| 14th Amendment | Defines Citizenship |
| Obligation | Something a person has to do |
| Responsibility | Something a person should do |
| Is obeying laws an obligation or responsibility? | Obligation |
| Is voting an obligation or responsibility? | Responsibility |
| Is paying taxes an obligation or responsibility? | Obligation |
| Is attending civic meetings an obligation or responsibility? | Responsibility |
| Is serving on juries an obligation or responsibility? | Obligation |
| Is petitioning government an obligation or responsibility? | Responsibility |
| Is defending the nation an obligation or responsibility? | Obligation |
| Is community service an obligation or responsibility? | Responsiblity |
| Is registering for selective service an obligation or responsibility? | Obligation |
| Is running for office an obligation or responsibility? | Responsibility |
| Naturalization | The process in which an immigrant becomes a citizen |
| Systems of Government | Determines how power is divided in the country |
| Forms of Government | Shows who has power in government |
| Unitary System | Central government has all the power |
| Confederal System | States have all the power |
| Federal System | Power is shared between states and central government |
| Direct Democracy | Citizens play a direct role in government |
| Representative Democracy | Citizens elect representatives to govern the country |
| Absolute Monarchy | Rule by one leader (usually king or queen) |
| Monarchy | Power is inherited through bloodline, but monarchs' power is limited by a constitution |
| Oligarchy | Country is ruled by a small group of rulers |
| Autocracy | When one person has complete control over country and citizens |
| Anarchy | No one rules |
| Socialism | Every citizen in the country is equal and citizens own all means of production |
| Communism | Government controls the whole economy |
| Natural Rights | People are given rights to life, liberty, and property |
| Who developed natural rights? | John Locke |
| Social Contract | People give up certain freedoms so the government can protect their natural rights |
| Who developed social contract? | John Locke |
| Separation of Powers | Government is split up into 3 branches |
| Who developed separation of powers? | Montesquieu |
| Manga Carta | Limited government |
| English Bill of Rights (EBOR) | Due process, limited government, individual rights |
| Mayflower Compact | Self-government |
| Thomas Paine's Common Sense | Encouraged colonists to declare independence |
| Federalists | Believed in a strong central government |
| Anti-Federalists | Believed in a weak central government Wanted BOR |
| Bill of Rights | First 10 amendments of the constitution |
| 1st Amendment | Freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of religion, freedom to assembly, freedom to petition the government |
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