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Civics Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Political party | organization of citizens who wish to influence the government by getting their members elected to office. |
Platform | A statement of a party's official stand on major public issues. |
Recruiting | Gathering people to be in your party, ot vote for your candidates. |
Political Action Comittees (PAC) | Group that raises money to support their issue and donate money to candidates. |
Issue-Oriented | Focuses on one topic |
Contributions | Money donated to candidates |
Electoral College | Systen we use to elect the president. |
Slate of Electors | List of people who cast the official votes for president. |
Congressional Representation | Based on population, decides the number of electors for each state |
Two-Party System | We have two major parties in the U.S |
National | Country-wide |
Influence | Persuading options,votes,and laws |
Public Policy | Laws |
Politics | Issues related to the government |
Policy Makers/Legislators | People who make laws |
Demonstrating | Protesting |
Lobbying | Influencing government/policy |
Public Agenda | Issues that people care about/focus on |
Forum | Place |
Opposing | Opposite |
Accountable | Being held to your word/promises |
Intrest Groups | Group that cares about a given issue,influences people,government, and policy |
Lobbyists | Person with job of influencing government/policy |
Electorate | the group of people entitled to vote in an election |
Democratic Party | Liberal and progressive platform |
Republican Party | Supports the market-based solutions to environmental problems |
Consent of the Governed | People are the source of any and all government power |
Rule of Law | The Government and those who govern are bound by the law |
Democracy | In a democratic system of government the people rule |
Limited Government | Government is not all powerful and may only do the things the people have given it the right to do |
Representative Government | In a representative system of government, people elect public officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf |
Document | A written item containig information |
Declaration | Something that is ammounced or proclaimed |
Article | A written document on a specific topic |
Stock | A piece of a company |
Grievances | Complaints |
unalienable | Can't be taken away |
Statute | Like a law |
National Government | Whole country,central government |
Establish | Start |
Constitution | Gives structure/laws for government |
Dignity | Pride |
Press | Media |
Assemble | Gather together |
Petition | Write to leaders with your opinions |
Charter | A document giving permission to create a government and providing a plan to show how the government should work |
Charters of the Virginia Co. of London (written by) | King James I |
Charters of the Virginia Co. of London | Guarenteed the colonists the rights of Englishmen, provided a gov. for the V.A colony |
Virginia Declaration of Rights (written by) | George Masson |
Virginia Declaration of Rights | Rights later contained in the Bill of Rights, was the model for the B.O.R, written to rebel against King |
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (written by) | Thomas Jefferson |
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom | Freedom of religion, established a separation of church and state |
Declaration of Independence (written by) | Thomas Jefferson |
Declaration of Independence | Declared the colonies independent, "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" (unalienable rights) |
Articles of confederation (written by) | Continental Congress |
Articles of Confederation | Created a weak central gov. (states would hold most power) and led to the U.S Constitution |
Preamble | Introduction/goals of the U.S Constitution |
Union | Country/nation |
Establish | start |
Justice | Fairness (make and enforce rules) |
Ensure | Make sure something happens |
Domestic | Within the U.S |
Tranquility | peacefulness |
Defense | Protection/military |
Promote | Encourage |
Welfare | Happiness (the welfare of the community) |
Security | Safety |
Liberty | Freedom |
Federal (synonyms) | National, central |
Foreign Policy | Laws and issues dealing with other countries |
Regulate | Control |
Commerce | Trade |
Tension | Conflict |
Mandate | Order that you must follow |
"We the People" | Government's power comes from the people.First words of Preamble |
Federalism | The governments power is divided between state and national gov. |
"without adequate funding" | You don't have enough money to do what you need to do |
10th Amendment | Any power that the U.S Constitution doesn't give to the national gov. is reserved for the states |
Derived | obtained |
Concurrent poweer | shared power or a power that both national and state gov. have |
Foreign Policy | Dealing with or involved with a country(s) other than your own |
Interstate Trade | Trade amongst the states |
Foreign trade | Trade with other countries |
Denied powers | Powers that arn't given at all |
Enumerated/Expressed/Delegated power | A power that is spelled out/written in the Constitution (National) |
Reserved/Implied powers | A power that is NOT spelled out or written in the Constitution (State) Powers that are saved for the state |
National powers | Declare war, Coin money, Regulate interstate and foreign trade, Conduct foreign policy, establish postal offices |
State powers | Establish local government, Establish and maintain schools, conduct elections, regulate trade within states, provide for public health, welfare, and safety |
Concurent powers | Collect taxes, establish courts, borrow money, build roads, charter banks, hold elections, convict/hold people in jail/prisons |
Amendment | a change or addition to the constitution |
1st Amendment | Gives people the freedom of speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion |
4th Amendment (don't need to know) | Search and Seizure |
5th Amendment | National government must give you due process |
14th Amendment | State government must give you due process/Born or naturalized in the U.S= U.S citizen |
16th Amendment | Congress has the power to tax incomes |
Ratify | Approve |
Convention | Meeting to discuss potential amendments |
Legislature | Group that makes laws |
General Assembly | State legislature, makes laws for the states |
Amendment process | 1.2/3 of Congress or state legislatures propose 2.3/4 approve/ratify |
Due process | rights when accused of crime |