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Global Issues Final
Global Issues Final Exam Fall 2011
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Critical thinking – being able to see the __________________ of both (or all) sides of an issue | Pros and cons |
| Critical thinkers have an __________mind- They change their views based on new knowledge. | Open |
| What term means when someone only considers one side or favors only one side of and argument? | Bias |
| Different people have different ___________. You can never really be in someone else's shoes. | Realities |
| Name the seven continents. | Africa, Asia, Antarctica, North America, South America, Australia, Europe |
| Name the five oceans. | Southern, Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian |
| Which hemisphere is America in? | Northwest |
| Which oceans have parts that are in the Northern Hemisphere? | Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian |
| Which ocean completely in the Northern Hemisphere? | Arctic |
| Which ocean is completely in the Southern Hemisphere? | Southern |
| Which oceans touch the United States? | Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic |
| What ocean feeds into the Caribbean Sea? | Atlantic |
| Which continents touch the Mediterranean Sea? | Africa, Asia, Europe |
| Which continents touch the Caribbean Sea? | North America, South America |
| What is the most important line of longitude? | Prime Meridian |
| What is the most important line of latitude? | Equator |
| Which continents are intersected by the Equator? | South America, Africa (Islands are not part of Asia) |
| Which continents are intersected by the Prime Meridian? | Europe, Africa, Antarctica |
| Which continents are entirely in the Southern Hemisphere? | Australia, Antarctica |
| Which English philosopher thought most people are good and will do the right thing? | Locke |
| Which English philosopher thought most people are bad and will do the wrong thing? | Hobbes |
| Locke or Hobbes? People need more rights? | Locke |
| Locke or Hobbes? People should be able to have guns? | Locke |
| Locke or Hobbes? The government should control the people? | Hobbes |
| Locke or Hobbes? Would probably be a Democrat or a liberal today? | Locke |
| Lock or Hobbes? The government shouldn't force people to wear their seatbelts? | Locke |
| Locke or Hobbes? If the government is doing bad things, you should overthrow it? | Locke |
| Locke or Hobbes? Welfare and Social Security checks are bad? | Hobbes |
| Locke or Hobbes? We should only pay very few taxes? | Hobbes |
| Locke or Hobbes? Inspired modern conservatism? | Hobbes |
| Which country were Locke and Hobbes from? | England |
| In which month was the Declaration of Independence signed? | July |
| Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence? Why was he chosen? | Thomas Jefferson was chosen because he was young and no one else wanted to do it. |
| Why did most people not like John Adams? | He was obnoxious. |
| What was the offending clause in the Declaration of Independence about? | How King George allowed for people to keep slaves. |
| Why did the southern colonies want the offending clause from the Declaration of Independence removed? | They wanted to keep their slaves. |
| Why didn't the northern colonies want to keep slaves? | They didn't have slaves in the first place. The northern colonies mostly had factories and the southern colonies had big plantations with slave workers. |
| Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence? What was so awesome about his signature? | John Hancock, his signature was huge. |
| What did Franklin mean when he said "If we all don't hang together, we will certainly hang separately!"? | That they need to be united, or they'll all get killed by the English government |
| What crime were the Founders committing (according to England) by signing the Declaration of Independence? | Treason |
| What did Washington think about the US troops at the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence? | That they were in bad shape and would probably lose. |
| What term refers to the form of government in Medieval England where the Lord divided up his land between vassals? | Feudalism |
| What did the Lord get in the contract of Feudalism? | Protection and profit from selling crops |
| What did the Vassal get in the contract from Feudalism? | Enough food and land to live |
| What was the British Constitution made up of how many documents? | Three. |
| What does Magna Carta mean? | Great Charter |
| What year was the Magna Carta signed? | 1215. |
| What is a tenant? | Principle (main part) |
| What is the rule of law? | No one, not even the king, is above the law |
| What are natural rights? | Rights we are born with like life, freedom, and protection of property |
| What is the difference between the House of Lords and the House of Commons? | Lords is for nobility (rich), Commons is for sort of rich people |
| The root word for Parliament is parlor which is French for ________. | To speak |
| The British Civil War was fought between ___________ and _______________ over who really was in control of England. | The king and parliament |
| What was the Petition of Right? | Document that said only Parliament (not the king) could raise taxes |
| Why was the Petition of Right important? | It put the people in control of the money. |
| What does Habeas Corpus mean? | Have the body |
| What was the Habeas Corpus Act? | If you are taken to jail, the police must tell you the crime you committed and show you their evidence. |
| What rights are not included in the English Bill of Rights? | Press, Religion, Speech |
| What term means how the government controls money? | Economy |
| In what type of economic system does the individual control the resources? | Capitalism |
| What is the difference between communism and socialism? | How the goods are distributed |
| What political system means no government? | Anarchy |
| What political system means one leader controls the government? | Dictatorship |
| What political system means ruled by few? | Oligarchy |
| What political system means ruled by the rich? | Plutocracy |
| What political system means one leader controls the religion, economy, culture and the government? | Totalitarian |
| Where does the ruler get their power in a monarchy? | Family |
| What political system is set up where representatives are elected and then speak for the people? | Republic |
| In a pure democracy everyone votes for _____________. | Everything |
| What is the difference between a parliament and a republic? | A parliament has all the power and a republic shares it with other branches. |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Jefferson |
| Where was the Declaration of Independence written? | Philadelphia |
| Who pushed for the colonies to break from England the most? | Adams |
| What was the reason some southern colonies did not want to sign the Declaration of Independence? | They wanted to keep their slaves |
| In which year was the Declaration of Independence signed? | 1776 |
| What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence? | To tell why the colonies were declaring the independence. |
| Amendment 1: The government can’t make an official ______________. | Religion |
| Amendment 2: The government will provide a ____________ and allow people to have _______. | Military, guns |
| Amendment 3: The government can’t make you put _________ in your house. | Soldiers |
| Amendment 4: The government must have __________ to invade your privacy. | Cause |
| Amendment 5: You can’t get the death penalty without a trial by a ______________. You can’t be tried for the same crime ___________. You don’t have to say things that make you look ___________. | Grand jury, twice, guilty |
| Amendment 6: You have the right to a ______________ and a speedy and __________ trial. | Lawyer, public |
| Amendment 7: You have the right to a jury in ________ cases. | Civil (person vs. person) |
| Amendment 8: The _____________ must fit the crime. | Punishment |
| Amendment 9: People have rights that aren’t in the _________. | Constitution |
| Amendment 10: The ____________ have rights that aren’t in the Constitution. | States |
| Who wrote the Articles of Confederation? | Second Continental Congress |
| How many votes did each state have in the Articles of Confederation? | One |
| Why did the writers of the Articles of Confederation make the federal government so weak? | They feared a monarchy |
| What does federal mean? | National |
| The writers of the Articles of Confederation didn’t want federal taxes because they remembered what happened at the… | Boston Tea Party |
| What does domestic tranquility mean? | Calmness in America |
| What does provide for the common defense mean? | To pay for a military |
| What does promote the general welfare mean? | Try to take care of everyone |
| What does posterity mean? | Our children and their children |
| What does ordain mean? | Make something sacred |
| Common Ownership | Everyone owns something |
| Contradict | Do something, but say the opposite |
| Access | A way to get to something |
| Prioritize | Make something important (first on your list) |
| Ecological | Environmental |
| Predominant | Very clear, most important |
| Centralized | In the middle, organized |
| Bureaucratic | Something with a lot of steps, complicated |
| Entrepreneur | Small business owner |
| Bankruptcy | Lose all of your money |
| Stagnate | Nothing moving, like a smelly pond |
| Left wing | Democrats |
| Right wing | Republics |
| Liberate | Set free |
| Globalization | Make everyone in the world the same |
| Altruism | Doing the right thing just to do it |
| Social Stratification | The way we are divided based on our money |
| Redistribution | Take all the money, divided it, give it back |
| Prosperity | Living good. |
| Free market economy | Gov. doesn't interfere with econ |
| Command Economy | Gov. Controls econ |
| Mixed economy | Some gov control of econ |
| Industrialization | Factories are built |
| Invisible hand | Market is unpredictable |
| Standard of living | The way we live comfortably |
| Who is the current speaker of the house? | John Boehner |
| Which party choses the speaker of the house? | Majority party |
| What place in line for the presidency is speaker of the house? | 3 |
| An amendment is a formal _________ to the Constitution. | change |
| The Constitution HAS HOW MANY AMENDMENTS? | 27 |
| The first ten amendments are called what? | The Bill of Rights |
| The Constitution is divided into how many parts. | 3 |
| The first part of the Constitution is called the…. | Preamble |
| The Middle part of the Constitution is called the…. | Articles |
| The last part of the Constitution is called the…. | Amendments |
| The preamble is the ___________ to the constitution. | Introduction |
| Each branch has certain powers that the others cant do these powers are called... | Checks and balances!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Congress can make ___ but the president can "___" them | laws, veto |
| Which party has the majority in the senate? | Democrats |
| Which party has the majority in the house of representatives? | Republicans |
| How many senators are selected from each state? | Two |
| What is a census? | An official count of a population. |
| How often does a census occur? | Every 10 years. |
| Who is the commander in chief of the military? | President |
| Who appoint Supreme Court judges? | President |
| who is the real leader of the senate? | President Pro-tempor |
| what is the name of the President Pro Tempor? | Daniel Inouye |
| How do we decide how many members of the house each state gets? | population |
| A representative serves for how many years? | 2 |
| How many senators are all together? | 100 |
| Who is the vice president for the US? | Joe Biden |
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