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Civ Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| We the People | The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? |
| The Bill of Rights | the first ten amendments to the Constitution? |
| November | The Month we Vote for President |
| JD Vance | The Current Vice President |
| 27 | Number of Amendments |
| 100 | Number of U.S. Senators |
| 6 | How many years a U.S. Senator serves |
| 435 | Number of Voting Members in the House of Representatives. |
| 2 | How many years U.S. Representatives serve |
| 4 | How many years U.S. Presidents serve |
| John Roberts | Chief Justice of the US |
| Ron DeSantis | The Governor of Florida |
| Tallahassee | Capital of Florida |
| Mike Johnson | Speaker of the House of Representatives |
| April 15th | Last Day you can send in Federal Income Tax Forms |
| Thomas Jefferson | Writer of Declaration of Independence |
| July 4, 1776 | The Day the Declaration of Independence was Adopted |
| 1787 | When the Constitution was Written |
| George Washington | First President |
| Louisiana | Territory bought from France in 1803 |
| 1803 | The Louisiana Purchase |
| April 12, 1861 | Start of Civil War |
| Woodrow Wilson | President during WWI |
| Franklin Roosevelt | President during WWII |
| Missouri, and Mississippi | Two longest rivers in the US |
| John Locke | English philosopher who advocated the idea of a "social contract" in which government powers are derived from the consent of the governed and in which the government serves the people; also said people have natural rights to life, liberty and property. |
| Montesquieu | French political philosopher who advocated the separation of executive and legislative and judicial powers, checks and balances (1689-1755) |
| limited government | the principle that a ruler or a government is not all-powerful, must be restricted to protect the rights of the people |
| Due Process | fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement. |
| Popular Sovereignty | A belief that ultimate power resides in the people. |
| Federalism | A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments |
| Republicanism | A philosophy of limited government with elected representatives serving at the will of the people. The government is based on consent of the governed. |
| participatory democracy | a system of government where rank-and-file citizens rule themselves rather than electing representatives to govern on their behalf |
| Ratification of the Constitution debate | Those favoring ratification of the Constitution and adoption of a strong federal government were called Federalists. Those opposed, feared the power of the national government. They wanted more protections for the rights of the states and the individual. |
| Article I of the Constitution | Section of the Constitution laying out powers and responsibilities of the Legislative Branch |
| Article II of the Constitution | Section of the Constitution laying out powers and responsibilities of the Executive Branch |
| Article III of the Constitution | Section of the Constitution laying out powers and responsibilities of the Judicial Branch |
| Article IV of the Constitution | A state must recognize the validity of the public acts, records, and court decisions of other states |
| Article V of the Constitution | Outlines the process for amending or changing the Constitution |
| Article VI of the Constitution | constitutional declaration that the Constitution and laws made under its provisions are the greatest law of the land |
| Declaration of Independence | the document recording the proclamation of the second Continental Congress (4 July 1776) asserting the independence of the colonies from Great Britain |
| Articles of Confederation | 1st Constitution of the U.S. 1781-1788 (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade) |
| Northwest Ordinance | a law passed by Congress in 1787 that specified how western lands would be governed |
| Federalist Papers | A collection of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the name "Publius" to defend the Constitution in detail. |
| Magna Carta | the royal charter of political rights given to rebellious English barons by King John in 1215. Their ideas influenced the founders of the United States. |
| Mayflower Compact | 1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony. Their ideas influenced the founders of the United States. |
| Common Sense by Thomas Paine | powerful pamphlet telling the colonists to break free. British were trying to destroy colonies' natural rights. Government is there to protect life liberty and property. Power came from people, not kings. Colonies don't benefit from British Empire. |
| Marbury v. Madison (1803) | This case establishes the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review |
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