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Civics Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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