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Civics Midterm Review- CH 1-16

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Where did the concept of citizenship/democracy begin?   Ancient Greece & Rome  
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is Latin for "out of many one" found on American coins   E Plurbius Unum  
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Which theory believes that U.S. society is best served when people abandon tehir cultural differences and are assimilated into society?   Meliting Pot  
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Which theory believes U.S. society benefits most when people keep their cultural identities-multiculturalism   Tossed Salad Theory  
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a legal process in which foreigners become citizens   Naturalization  
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What can legal aliens NOT do?   vote, serve on juries, and hold government jobs  
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Which government position can never be held by an immigrant?   president  
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What is the name of the law enforcement unit of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services?   Border Patrol  
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government based on religion   Theocracy  
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When U.S. citizens elect members of Congress, they are practicing...   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   duties  
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Which region used the plantation system for farming, relying on slave labor?   Southern  
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Which region depneded on shipbuilding?   New England  
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What was the name of the route taken by slaves from Africa to the Americas?   Middle Passage  
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Which colony was founded by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors and a military outpost against the Spanish in Florida?   Georgia  
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Which document introduced the idea of limited government, by restricting the power of the king and granting nobles’ the right to trial by jury?   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.   Jamestown  
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This colony was formed by Lord Baltimore for the Catholics.   Maryland  
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He was an English philosopher that developed the idea of natural rights and social contract theory?   John Locke  
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Forbid the colonist from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.   Proclamation of 1763  
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This war caused Britain to begin taxing the colonists to pay off its war debts.   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.   “No Taxation Without Representation”  
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What acts were passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?   Intolerable/Coercive Acts  
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Who published Common Sense, a pamphlet calling for complete independence from Britain?   Thomas Paine  
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What were the first battles of the Revolutionary War, known as the “shot heard round the world”?   Lexington and Concord  
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Who wrote the the Declaration of Independence?   Thomas Jefferson  
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What was the name of the "Lost Colony" ?   Roanoke  
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Who was the first child of English parents to be born on American soil?   Virginia Dare  
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Which farmer’s rebellion showed that we needed a stronger government than the one established by the Articles of Confederation?   Shay's Rebellion  
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Why did delegates to the Constitutional Convention originally meet?   to revise the Articles of Confederation  
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Who was known as the “Father of the Constitution”? He created the Virginia Plan and was a main writer of the Federalist Papers?   James Madison  
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The Anti-Federalists opposed the Constitution because it did not include a....   bill of rights  
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What is needed for ratification of an amendment?   approval of 3/4 of state legislatures  
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powers of the national/federal government like declaring war   Expressed Powers  
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powers shared between the state and national/federal government like taxation   Concurrent Powers  
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powers of the state government like regulating prisons   Reserved Powers  
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What event began the Civil Rights Movement?   Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott  
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RAPPS: Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition and Speech   1st Amendment  
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limits searches and seizures; police need a warrant   4th Amendment  
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due process of the law, protection against self-incrimination, prevents double jeopardy   5th Amendment  
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right to a lawyer   6th Amendment  
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reserved powers to the state   10th Amendment  
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abolishes slavery   13th Amendment  
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voting rights for African American males   15th Amendment  
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suffrage for women   19th Amendment  
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lowers the voting age to 18 (due to Vietnam War, draft   26th Amendment  
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students could continue wearing armbands to protest the Vietnam War   Tinker v. DesMoines  
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suspects must be read their rights when arrested- right to remain silent etc.   Miranda v. Arizona  
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right to a court appointed lawyer in criminal cases   Gideon v. Wainwright  
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evidence seized from a person’s residence without a search warrant cannot be used in trial- exclusionary rule.   Mapp v. Ohio  
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established judicial review- the power of the Supreme Court to say whether any law goes against the Constitution   Marbury v. Madison  
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desegregated public schools; overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine   Brown v. Board  
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an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group   Gerrymander  
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population count taken every ten years   census  
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the right of members of Congress to send work-related mail without paying postage   Franking Privilege  
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government project or grant that primarily benefits a particular home district or state   pork barrel projects  
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Who would assume the presidency if both the president and vice president died?   Speaker  
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Who is the official leader of the Senate? He only votes to break a tie.   Vice President  
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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 ....   pocket veto  
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Who must approve presidential treaties and nominees for high ranking positions?   Senate  
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Which house chooses the president if no candidate receives a majority of the electors?   House  
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an official representative of a country's government   ambassador  
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an agreement among a froup of nations that prohibits them from trading with a target nation   embargo  
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a group of people who elect the president and vice president   Electoral College  
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What are the three requirements needed to be president of the U.S.?   35 yrs old, native born citizen, and a resident of the U.S. for 14 yrs  
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Who has the power to declare war?   Congress  
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Who is the only president to serve more than two terms in office?   Franklin Roosevelt  
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The most important job of the president is to carry out the nation's laws as...   Chief Executive  
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the last cabinet office to be added in 2002 in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks   Dept. of Homeland Security  
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List the three levels of federal courts   District, Appeals, and Supreme  
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In which types of court do federal trials and lawsuits usually begin?   District  
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Who chooses US Supreme Court Justices? How long do they serve?   President/Life Terms  
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What is the name of North Carolina’s state legislature?   General Assembly  
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What is the main job of the state legislature?   Make/Create Laws  
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What does the lottery fund?   Education  
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Who is the chief executive of state government?   Governor  
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Who does the governor control in his commander-in-chief role?   National Guard  
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Who chooses N.C. judges and justices?   Voters  
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Serious crimes and civil cases involving more than $10,000 are heard in which N.C. court?   Superior Court  
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Which court hears death penalty appeals in N.C.?   NC Supreme Court  
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a series of statements expressing the party’s principles, beliefs and positions   platform  
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system used to elect the president and vice president   Electoral College  
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an election in which voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election   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?   George Washington  
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The U.S. has a ______________ system of government.   two-party  
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Who was the only third party candidate to finish second in a presidential election?   Theodore Roosevelt  
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How do we determine the number of electors for each state?   Senators + Representatives  
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What were the nation's first two poltical parites?   Federalists & Democratic-Republicans  
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What was the first known system of written law?   Code of Hammurabi  
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Which French leader updated the Code of Justinian in 1804?   Napoleon Bonaparte  
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serious crimes like murder, rape, or kidnapping   Felonies  
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less serious crimes like littering   Misdemeanors  
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about 95% of criminal trials in the US are for violations of ___________________ laws.   State  
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a person accused of a crime and found not guilty may not be tried a second time   Double Jeopardy  
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the party bringing charges against the alleged criminal   Plaintiff  
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person charged with a crime   Defendant  
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to formally charge someone of a crime   Indictment  
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early release from prison   Parole  
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court order commanding a person or group to stop a certain action   Injunction  
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Juveniles receive many of the same rights as adults, EXCEPT   Trial by Jury  
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