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What is an example of a RESPONSIBILITY United States citizens have?
voting, volunteering, participating in the community, respecting other's rights
What is one example of a DUTY citizens of the US need to do?
obey laws, pay taxes, serve on a jury
List 3 ways someone can become a citizen
1. Born in US; 2. One parent is born in US, 3 Naturalization
In order to add an amendment to the U.S. Constitution...
 
Âľ of the states must ratify
 
50% of the states must ratify
 
â…— of the states must ratify
The protection of citizens' rights is an example of
 
individual rights
 
federalism
 
republican government
 
popular sovereignty
Which type of governement has only the powers that the Constitution gives it?
 
limited government
 
republican government
 
federalism
What is the main job of Congress?
 
make the nation's laws
 
conduct elections
 
appoint supreme court judges
The protection of your freedom of speech is an example of which principle?
 
popular sovereignty
 
individual rights
 
federalism
 
republican government
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
 
10
 
8
 
15
 
21
How many terms can a person serve as President?
 
2
 
4
 
6
How many years is a term for a US President?
 
4
 
2
 
6
Which Enlightenment writer stressed separation of powers in governement?
 
Baron de Montesquieu
 
John Locke
 
Ben Franklin
Which English philosopher wanted to protect people's rights?
John Locke
The argument over whether to count slaves in a states population was solved by the
three-fifths (3/5) compromise
According to the Great Compromise, how many representatives does each state get in the Senate?
2 per state
According to the Great Compromise, how many representative are in the House of Representatives?
the number is proportional to the size of the state population
What is the slave trade compromise?
slave trade would continue for 20 years then be revisited
How many states were needed for the Constitution to be ratified (approved)?
 
9 out of 13 states
 
All 13
 
7 out of 13 states
What was the Anti Federalist views of the Constitution?
 
It must have a bill of rights to protect citizens from abuse
 
Three branches of government are not needed.
 
It gives the federal government enough authority to function
What were the Federalists views on the Constitution?
 
It gives the federal government enough authority to function
 
It must have a bill of rights to protect citizens from abuse
Where did the framers of the Constitution get their idea that leaders must obey the law
 
English Magna Carta
 
English Bill of Rights
 
English Common Law
Under Articles of Confederation, Congress did NOT have the power to___
 
impose taxes
 
borrow money
 
maintain armed forces
 
conduct foreign affairs
The freeing of individual enslaved people by their owners
manumission
a list of freedoms the government promises to protect
Bill of Rights
branch of government that judges the laws and settles disputes
judicial branch
branch of government that carries out (executes) the laws
executive branch
branch of government that makes laws
legislature
each branch of government limits the power of other branches
checks and balances
sharing the power of government between federal and state
federalism
when the powers of government are divided among separate branches
separation of power
two houses of government
bicameral
document that sets out the laws, principles, organization and processes of a government
constitution
a goverment where citizens rule through elected representatives
republic
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