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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| federalism | A division of power between national and state governments |
| Anti-Federalist | Agreed to ratify the Constitution after the Bill of Rights was promised |
| Declaration of Independence | American Document that show the colonial belief that the purpose of government is to protect the rights of the people |
| Senate | Approves Presidential appointments to the US Supreme Court |
| Great Compromise | Balanced the interests of states with large and small populations |
| Mayflower Compact | Colonial document that helped establish direct democracy as a tradition in America |
| Southern | Colonial region where plantations developed |
| 1st amendment (establishment clause) | Constitutional basis for the separation of church and state |
| 14th amendment | Constitutional basis for the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board of Education |
| Checks and Balances | Constitutional principal illustrated by the Senate ratifying a peace treaty created by the President |
| Marbury v. Madison | Court Case that established the principle of Judicial Review |
| House of Burgesses | Form of Self-government in British North America that had an elected legislature |
| 19th amendment | Granted women the right to vote |
| Commom Sense | Influential pamphlet that convinced many people who were undecided to support independence from Britain |
| 13th Amendment | Officially abolished slavery in the United States of America |
| Mercantilism | Practice in which Great Britain limited colonist ability to trade with other nations |
| Bill of Rights | Protects the civil liberties of Americans by limiting the extent of governments power over citizens |
| House of Representatives | Representation in this house of Congress is determined by the census taken every ten years |
| Trial by Jury | Right given to American citizens also included in the Magna Carta |
| Progressive Tax | Type of tax where the wealthy pay higher tax rates |
| No representation in Parliament | "Why colonists were upset about British laws such as the Tea Act |
| 3 branches | Number of branches in North Carolina government |
| Absentee Ballots | Votes cast by people who were unable to attend the poles on election day |
| Adversarial System | What is illustrated by the United States justice system having the prosecution and defense attorneys compete against each other |
| Annexation | Allows a municipality to extend its borders in North Carolina |
| Civic Duty | Example: serving on a jury |
| Civic Resposibility | Example: voting |
| Defendant | Person accused of a crime |
| Divorce | Type of case the federal courts would not have jurisdiction over |
| Electoral Votes | Determined by the total number of a state’s Senators and Representatives |
| Hamurabi's Code | First known system of written laws |
| Income Taxes | Largest source of revenue for the state of NC |
| Leandro v. NC | Court case that said NC does not have to provide equal funding of education |
| Mudslinging/ Name Calling | Propaganda technique being used when something bad is said about a candidate |
| Plaintiff | Party filing the lawsuit |
| Plea Bargain | Can be sought by a defendant if they feel there is a strong case against them |
| Primary Election | Election that narrows the field of candidates |
| Selective Service | All Male US citizens must register for this when they turn 18 |
| Town Meetings | How New England colonies participated in Direct Democracy |
| Two party System | Type of political system in the US |
| US Court of Appeals | Court between the US District Court and US Supreme Court |
| Right to vote | Privilege that criminals lose when convicted of a felony |
| Statutory Law | Speed limits are an example of this type of law |
| Administrative Law | Type of law being enforced when the EPA closes a factory for environmental violations |
| Common Law | "System of law based on customs |
| Mass Media | Influences public policy by alerting citizens to problems |
| Police | Provides law enforcement for the city |
| Rehabilitation | Goal of all juvenile cases |
| Factors of Production | Resources necessary to produce goods and services |
| Scarcity | Occurs when citizens have a shortage of resources |
| Opportunity Cost | Type of cost incurred when someone does one thing instead of another |
| Increased Productivity | Effect of specialization |
| Caapitalist | A market economy connects to this type of economic system |
| Command Economy | Type of economy where factors of production are owned by the government |
| Law of Demand | Says that price and quantity will always move in different directions |
| Law of Supply | Says price and quantity will always move in the same direction |
| surplus | What economic circumstance occurs if the price is too high |
| Mixed Economy | A combination of a command and pure market economies |
| Religion | Has never been a factor in whether an American citizen can vote or not |
| 4th amendment | Wiretapping technology for the internet could violate which amendment |
| apethetic | This type of citizen often abstains from voting |
| voting | Civic responsibility |
| increase | What would happen to demand if technology improves a product without increasing price |
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