Civics Midterm Exam Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Where did the concept of citizenship/democracy begin?	Ancient Greece & Rome
is Latin for "out of many one" found on American coins	E Plurbius Unum
Which theory believes that U.S. society is best served when people abandon tehir cultural differences and are assimilated into society?	Meliting Pot
Which theory believes U.S. society benefits most when people keep their cultural identities-multiculturalism	Tossed Salad Theory
a legal process in which foreigners become citizens	Naturalization
What can legal aliens NOT do?	vote, serve on juries, and hold government jobs
Which government position can never be held by an immigrant?	president
What is the name of the law enforcement unit of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services?	Border Patrol
government based on religion	Theocracy
When U.S. citizens elect members of Congress, they are practicing...	Representative Democracy
things we are required to do by law: serve on juries, attend school, register for the draft, pay taxes, obey laws	duties
Which region used the plantation system for farming, relying on slave labor?	Southern
Which region depneded on shipbuilding?	New England
What was the name of the route taken by slaves from Africa to the Americas?	Middle Passage
Which colony was founded by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors and a military outpost against the Spanish in Florida?	Georgia
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
This was the first permanent English settlement founded in 1607. It created the House of Burgesses the first representative legislature in the colonies.	Jamestown
This colony was formed by Lord Baltimore for the Catholics.	Maryland
He was an English philosopher that developed the idea of natural rights and social contract theory?	John Locke
Forbid the colonist from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.	Proclamation of 1763
This war caused Britain to begin taxing the colonists to pay off its war debts.	French and Indian War
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 It led to a boycott that eventually helped lead to the act being repealed.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”
What acts were passed by Parliament to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party?	Intolerable/Coercive Acts
Who published Common Sense, a pamphlet calling for complete independence from Britain?	Thomas Paine
What were the first battles of the Revolutionary War, known as the “shot heard round the world”?	Lexington and Concord
Who wrote the the Declaration of Independence?	Thomas Jefferson
What was the name of the "Lost Colony" ?	Roanoke
Who was the first child of English parents to be born on American soil?	Virginia Dare
Which farmer’s rebellion showed that we needed a stronger government than the one established by the Articles of Confederation?	Shay's Rebellion
Why did delegates to the Constitutional Convention originally meet?	to revise the Articles of Confederation
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
The Anti-Federalists opposed the Constitution because it did not include a....	bill of rights
What is needed for ratification of an amendment?	approval of 3/4 of state legislatures
powers of the national/federal government like declaring war	Expressed Powers
powers shared between the state and national/federal government like taxation	Concurrent Powers
powers of the state government like regulating prisons	Reserved Powers
What event began the Civil Rights Movement?	Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
RAPPS: Freedom of Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition and Speech	1st Amendment
limits searches and seizures; police need a warrant	4th Amendment
due process of the law, protection against self-incrimination, prevents double jeopardy	5th Amendment
right to a lawyer	6th Amendment
reserved powers to the state	10th Amendment
abolishes slavery	13th Amendment
voting rights for African American males	15th Amendment
suffrage for women	19th Amendment
lowers the voting age to 18 (due to Vietnam War, draft	26th Amendment
students could continue wearing armbands to protest the Vietnam War	Tinker v. DesMoines
suspects must be read their rights when arrested- right to remain silent etc.	Miranda v. Arizona
right to a court appointed lawyer in criminal cases	Gideon v. Wainwright
evidence seized from a person’s residence without a search warrant cannot be used in trial- exclusionary rule.	Mapp v. Ohio
established judicial review- the power of the Supreme Court to say whether any law goes against the Constitution	Marbury v. Madison
desegregated public schools; overturned the “separate but equal” doctrine	Brown v. Board
an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a particular group	Gerrymander
population count taken every ten years	census
the right of members of Congress to send work-related mail without paying postage	Franking Privilege
government project or grant that primarily benefits a particular home district or state	pork barrel projects
Who would assume the presidency if both the president and vice president died?	Speaker
Who is the official leader of the Senate? He only votes to break a tie.	Vice President
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
Who must approve presidential treaties and nominees for high ranking positions?	Senate
Which house chooses the president if no candidate receives a majority of the electors?	House
an official representative of a country's government	ambassador
an agreement among a froup of nations that prohibits them from trading with a target nation	embargo
a group of people who elect the president and vice president	Electoral College
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
Who has the power to declare war?	Congress
Who is the only president to serve more than two terms in office?	Franklin Roosevelt
The most important job of the president is to carry out the nation's laws as...	Chief Executive
the last cabinet office to be added in 2002 in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks	Dept. of Homeland Security
List the three levels of federal courts	District, Appeals, and Supreme
In which types of court do federal trials and lawsuits usually begin?	District
Who chooses US Supreme Court Justices? How long do they serve?	President/Life Terms
What is the name of North Carolina’s state legislature?	General Assembly
What is the main job of the state legislature?	Make/Create Laws
What does the lottery fund?	Education
Who is the chief executive of state government?	Governor
Who does the governor control in his commander-in-chief role?	National Guard
Who chooses N.C. judges and justices?	Voters
Serious crimes and civil cases involving more than $10,000 are heard in which N.C. court?	Superior Court
Which court hears death penalty appeals in N.C.?	NC Supreme Court
a series of statements expressing the party’s principles, beliefs and positions	platform
system used to elect the president and vice president	Electoral College
an election in which voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election	primary
Which leader’s Farewell Address warned Americans about the harmful effects of political parties, believing they would cause divisions in government?	George Washington
The U.S. has a ______________ system of government.	two-party
Who was the only third party candidate to finish second in a presidential election?	Theodore Roosevelt
How do we determine the number of electors for each state?	Senators + Representatives
What were the nation's first two poltical parites?	Federalists & Democratic-Republicans
What was the first known system of written law?	Code of Hammurabi
Which French leader updated the Code of Justinian in 1804?	Napoleon Bonaparte
serious crimes like murder, rape, or kidnapping	Felonies
less serious crimes like littering	Misdemeanors
about 95% of criminal trials in the US are for violations of ___________________ laws.	State
a person accused of a crime and found not guilty may not be tried a second time	Double Jeopardy
the party bringing charges against the alleged criminal	Plaintiff
person charged with a crime	Defendant
to formally charge someone of a crime	Indictment
early release from prison	Parole
court order commanding a person or group to stop a certain action	Injunction
Juveniles receive many of the same rights as adults, EXCEPT	Trial by Jury

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