Unit 1 Civics Review

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!!!!

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

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)

What are the five principles of American Democracy?

• Popular Sovereignty• Limited Government• Separation of Powers • Checks and Balances• Federalism

Popular Sovereignty

• “consent of the governed”• Power that the government has is given to it

by the “people”

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….

Federalism

• Powers are delegated, reserved, or shared (concurrent) in the U.S. by National and State governments

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

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)

• Magna Carta 1215• Mayflower Compact• English Bill of Rights• House of Burgesses

English Influences

Magna Carta

Mayflower Compact

English Bill of Rights

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.

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.

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

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

List of Grievances….Why are we declaring independence?

Articles of Confederation, the first government of the U.S.

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

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.

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

What were the 6 purposes outlined in the Preamble as to why they were writing a new constitution?

Explain the basic outline of the U.S. Constitution Articles I-7.

List five basic principles of the U.S. Constitution

• Federalism• Separation of Power• Checks and Balances • Popular Sovereignty• Rule of law

Separation of Powers

Checks and Balances

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