Unit 1 Civics Review
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Unit 1 Civics Review
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What makes a good citizen?
• Follow and Obey the laws • Pay taxes• Participate in national, state, and local
government (Vote!!)• Participate in Community Service• Be Patriotic!!!!
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What does Naturalization mean? What are the steps in Naturalization?
• Naturalization- the process through which legal aliens can take to become a legal citizen of the United States
• Steps in Naturalization1. Declaration of Intention2. Period of 5 years (3yrs if married)• (take citizenship classes, study for exam)1. File application for citizenship with USCIS2. Interview with USCIS (moral character and requirements)3. Exam4. USCIS final determination5. Oath Ceremony
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What are the functions of government? (regardless of what type of government)
• Keep Order- (national guard, police)• Provide Security (protection against threats,
Homeland Security)• Guide the Community (Government laws,
policies, actions that help support the people)• Provide Services ( create programs like
welfare, unemployment that help people in times of need)
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What are the five principles of American Democracy?
• Popular Sovereignty• Limited Government• Separation of Powers • Checks and Balances• Federalism
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Popular Sovereignty
• “consent of the governed”• Power that the government has is given to it
by the “people”
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Limited Government
• The government is not all powerful. They only have those powers that have been given to it that is either “expressed” or “implied” by the U.S. Constitution….
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Federalism
• Powers are delegated, reserved, or shared (concurrent) in the U.S. by National and State governments
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Separation of Powers
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Checks and Balances
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Types of governments
Type of Govt
Head of State Decision Maker(s)
Source of Power & How it is Acquired
Length of Rule
Political Freedoms
Determined By: Military
Dictatorship Dictator
(Military Officer)
Dictator Military thru a Coup D’Etat
Death or Overthrow (Coup
D’Etat)
Dictator
Absolute Monarchy
King/Queen
King/Queen
Divine Right thru Birth
Death, Overthrow or Abdication
King/Queen
Limited
Monarchy
King/Queen or Prime Minister
King/Queen & Representative
Group
Divine Right thru Birth & A
Constitution thru Elections
Death, Overthrow,
Abdication and End of Term
Bill of Rights
Oligarchy
Small group of
Leaders
Small group of
Leaders
Intelligence & Wealth thru Coalition or Consensus
Death or
Overthrow
Oligarchs
Representative Democracy (Republic)
President
President & Representative
Group
A Constitution thru Elections
End of Term
Bill of Rights
Direct Democracy
N/A
All Citizens
All Citizens thru Elections
N/A
All Citizens
Anarchy
N/A
N/A
No one has power over anyone else
Ends when a Government is
Established
Each Individual (can do
anything except organize)
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• Magna Carta 1215• Mayflower Compact• English Bill of Rights• House of Burgesses
English Influences
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Magna Carta
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Mayflower Compact
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English Bill of Rights
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Virginia House of Burgesses and Parliament
• The House of Burgesses of Virginia was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. The House was established by the Virginia Company, who created the body as part of an effort to encourage English craftsmen to settle in North America and to make conditions in the colony more agreeable for its current inhabitants.
Its first meeting was held in Jamestown, Virginia on July 30, 1619. It was modeled after the English Parliament.
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Describe the actions of the First and Second Continental Congresses.
• First Continental Congress (1774) met to talk about how to respond to the Intolerable Acts (passed by England to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party), Petition the King and ask for him to fix things, and plan another meeting if these grievances were not addressed.
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Second Continental Congress
• Met in Philadelphia in 1775, agreed to meet and officially “declare independence”, set up an informal government of operations, and appointed George Washington as commander of the colonial forces
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List the actions taken by the British that led to the Declaration of Independence
Stamp ActDeclatory ActTownshend and Tea Act (Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre)Intolerable Acts
=== Declaration of Independence
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List of Grievances….Why are we declaring independence?
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Articles of Confederation, the first government of the U.S.
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Shay’s Rebellion
• Daniel Shays led a farmer rebellion that was put down, but scared the new nation and led to a meeting that ended up with an entirely new plan of government
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Why were representatives from the 13 states meeting in Philadelphia in 1787?
• First met to “revise the Articles of Confederation”. Ended up scraping the Articles of Confederation, and write a new plan of government.
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Explain and discuss the arguments of the Federalists and the Antifederalists.
• Federalists--- Supported ratification of the new constitution.
• Anti-federalists– did not like that the new constitution gave the government too much power, and that it did not mention any protection of rights
• Compromise- Added a Bill of Rights to Constitution and it was ratified in 1791
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What were the 6 purposes outlined in the Preamble as to why they were writing a new constitution?
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Explain the basic outline of the U.S. Constitution Articles I-7.
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List five basic principles of the U.S. Constitution
• Federalism• Separation of Power• Checks and Balances • Popular Sovereignty• Rule of law
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Separation of Powers
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Checks and Balances
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What are four ways that we interpret the U.S. Constitution today?
• Necessary and Proper Clause (implied powers) Article I section 8
• Actions of Congress and President• Supreme Court decisions• Custom