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Civics Vocab
Pre/Post Test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Constitutional form of government | A government in which a written plan of government has authority to place clearly recognized limits on the powers of the government and those who govern. |
| Summons | A notice directing someone to appear in court because they are being sued to answer a complaint or charge is called. |
| Legislature | A group of people that are elected to make laws. |
| Social Contract | An agreement among people in a society with their government. |
| Precedent | A judge's ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a similar case at a later time. (Same crime gets same time) |
| Bicameral | Having two separate lawmaking bodies called houses. |
| Federalists | People who supported the ratification of the Constitution. |
| Preamble | The opening section of the Constitution is called? |
| Popular Sovereignty | The idea that the power lies with the people. (Power to the People) |
| Necessary and Proper Clause | The "Elastic Clause" of the Constitution that gives Congress vast power is called? |
| Constitution | A detailed written plan for government that establishes the rules for government is called |
| Checks and Balances | A system in which each branch of government can check or limit the power of the other two branches is called? |
| Delegated Powers | Powers the Constitution grants to the federal government are called: |
| Reserved Powers | Powers the Constitution does not give to the federal government but sets aside for the states are called? |
| Suffrage | The 19th Amendment gives women the right to vote. This was called Women's _______________. This is the word that means right to vote. |
| Ballot | The official form that is provided to voters so they can cast their vote is called? |
| Bias | A person's beliefs about another person or group that may not be based on facts and may affect the person's judgement is called a _____________? |
| Ordinance | A local city law is called a/an _____________________? |
| Propaganda | Messages that use biased or misleading ideas, information, or rumors to influence opinion are called ________________________? |
| Shays Rebellion | An uprising of Massachusetts farmers who did not want to lose their farms because of debt caused by heavy state taxes after the American Revolution to pay for the war debt. |
| Double Jeopardy | Putting someone on trial for a crime the person was previously found not guilty of is called ______________________? |
| Federalism | A form of government where the power is divided between the national government and state governments is called ____________________? |
| Jim Crow Laws | Southern segregation laws post civil war discriminating against African Americans were called ____________________? |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | Supreme Court case that made segregation "separate but equal" legal in the United States. |
| Brown v. Board of Education | Supreme Court case that made segregation illegal in the United States affirming that separate can never be equal. This allowed African Americans attend the same schools and public places at white people. |
| Writ of Certiorari | An order a higher court issues to a lower court to obtain the records of a particular case under review is called ____________________. |
| Theocracy | A form of government in which religious leaders rule the people is call a/an ____________________. |
| Statutes | State of Florida laws are called |
| Articles of Confederation | Our first plan of government after separating from England was called the ___________________. It provided a weak national government with very little power and strong sovereign states governments that held most of the power. |
| Judicial Review | The power of the Supreme Court to say whether any federal, state, or local law or government action goes against the US Constitution is called ____________? |
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