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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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Which theory believes that U.S. society is best served when people abandon tehir cultural differences and are assimilated into society?   show
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show Tossed Salad Theory  
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show Naturalization  
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show vote, serve on juries, and hold government jobs  
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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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government based on religion   show
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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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What was the name of the route taken by slaves from Africa to the Americas?   show
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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?   show
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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?   show
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show Jamestown  
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show Maryland  
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He was an English philosopher that developed the idea of natural rights and social contract theory?   show
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Forbid the colonist from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.   show
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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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What acts were passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?   show
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show Thomas Paine  
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show Lexington and Concord  
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show Thomas Jefferson  
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What was the name of the "Lost Colony" ?   show
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show 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?   show
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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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The Anti-Federalists opposed the Constitution because it did not include a....   show
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What is needed for ratification of an amendment?   show
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show Expressed Powers  
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show Concurrent Powers  
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powers of the state government like regulating prisons   show
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show Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott  
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show 1st Amendment  
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show 4th Amendment  
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show 5th Amendment  
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show 6th Amendment  
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reserved powers to the state   show
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abolishes slavery   show
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voting rights for African American males   show
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suffrage for women   show
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show 26th Amendment  
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students could continue wearing armbands to protest the Vietnam War   show
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suspects must be read their rights when arrested- right to remain silent etc.   show
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right to a court appointed lawyer in criminal cases   show
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evidence seized from a person’s residence without a search warrant cannot be used in trial- exclusionary rule.   show
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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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the right of members of Congress to send work-related mail without paying postage   show
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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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show Vice President  
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show pocket veto  
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show Senate  
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show House  
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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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a group of people who elect the president and vice president   show
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show 35 yrs old, native born citizen, and a resident of the U.S. for 14 yrs  
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show Congress  
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Who is the only president to serve more than two terms in office?   show
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show Chief Executive  
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show Dept. of Homeland Security  
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List the three levels of federal courts   show
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show District  
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Who chooses US Supreme Court Justices? How long do they serve?   show
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What is the name of North Carolina’s state legislature?   show
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show Make/Create Laws  
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What does the lottery fund?   show
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Who is the chief executive of state government?   show
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Who does the governor control in his commander-in-chief role?   show
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show Voters  
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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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Which court hears death penalty appeals in N.C.?   show
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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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an election in which voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election   show
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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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show Senators + Representatives  
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What were the nation's first two poltical parites?   show
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show Code of Hammurabi  
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Which French leader updated the Code of Justinian in 1804?   show
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show Felonies  
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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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person charged with a crime   show
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to formally charge someone of a crime   show
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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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