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Civics Midterm Review- CH 1-16

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show Ancient Greece & Rome  
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is Latin for "out of many one" found on American coins   show
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show Meliting Pot  
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Which theory believes U.S. society benefits most when people keep their cultural identities-multiculturalism   show
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a legal process in which foreigners become citizens   show
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What can legal aliens NOT do?   show
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Which government position can never be held by an immigrant?   show
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show Border Patrol  
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show Theocracy  
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show Representative Democracy  
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things we are required to do by law: serve on juries, attend school, register for the draft, pay taxes, obey laws   show
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show Southern  
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Which region depneded on shipbuilding?   show
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show Middle Passage  
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show Georgia  
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show Magna Carta  
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This was the first permanent English settlement founded in 1607. It created the House of Burgesses the first representative legislature in the colonies.   show
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This colony was formed by Lord Baltimore for the Catholics.   show
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show John Locke  
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show Proclamation of 1763  
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show French and Indian War  
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Slogan created by James Otis colonists believed British taxes were unfair because they did not have any representatives in Parliament. It led to a boycott that eventually helped lead to the act being repealed.   show
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show Intolerable/Coercive Acts  
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show Thomas Paine  
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What were the first battles of the Revolutionary War, known as the “shot heard round the world”?   show
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show Thomas Jefferson  
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show Roanoke  
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show Virginia Dare  
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show Shay's Rebellion  
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Why did delegates to the Constitutional Convention originally meet?   show
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show James Madison  
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show bill of rights  
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show approval of 3/4 of state legislatures  
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show Expressed Powers  
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powers shared between the state and national/federal government like taxation   show
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show Reserved Powers  
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What event began the Civil Rights Movement?   show
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RAPPS: Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition and Speech   show
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show 4th Amendment  
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due process of the law, protection against self-incrimination, prevents double jeopardy   show
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show 6th Amendment  
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show 10th Amendment  
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abolishes slavery   show
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show 15th Amendment  
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show 19th Amendment  
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lowers the voting age to 18 (due to Vietnam War, draft   show
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show Tinker v. DesMoines  
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suspects must be read their rights when arrested- right to remain silent etc.   show
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show Gideon v. Wainwright  
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show Mapp v. Ohio  
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show Marbury v. Madison  
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show Brown v. Board  
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show Gerrymander  
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population count taken every ten years   show
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show Franking Privilege  
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government project or grant that primarily benefits a particular home district or state   show
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show Speaker  
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Who is the official leader of the Senate? He only votes to break a tie.   show
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A president can kill legislation by doing nothing for 10 days while Congress is not in session, in a move known as a ....   show
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show Senate  
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Which house chooses the president if no candidate receives a majority of the electors?   show
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an official representative of a country's government   show
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an agreement among a froup of nations that prohibits them from trading with a target nation   show
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show Electoral College  
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What are the three requirements needed to be president of the U.S.?   show
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Who has the power to declare war?   show
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show Franklin Roosevelt  
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show Chief Executive  
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show Dept. of Homeland Security  
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show District, Appeals, and Supreme  
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In which types of court do federal trials and lawsuits usually begin?   show
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show President/Life Terms  
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show General Assembly  
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What is the main job of the state legislature?   show
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show Education  
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show Governor  
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Who does the governor control in his commander-in-chief role?   show
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Who chooses N.C. judges and justices?   show
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Serious crimes and civil cases involving more than $10,000 are heard in which N.C. court?   show
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show NC Supreme Court  
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a series of statements expressing the party’s principles, beliefs and positions   show
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show Electoral College  
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show primary  
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Which leader’s Farewell Address warned Americans about the harmful effects of political parties, believing they would cause divisions in government?   show
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The U.S. has a ______________ system of government.   show
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Who was the only third party candidate to finish second in a presidential election?   show
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How do we determine the number of electors for each state?   show
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What were the nation's first two poltical parites?   show
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What was the first known system of written law?   show
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Which French leader updated the Code of Justinian in 1804?   show
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serious crimes like murder, rape, or kidnapping   show
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show Misdemeanors  
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about 95% of criminal trials in the US are for violations of ___________________ laws.   show
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show Double Jeopardy  
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show Plaintiff  
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show Defendant  
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show Indictment  
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early release from prison   show
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show Injunction  
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Juveniles receive many of the same rights as adults, EXCEPT   show
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