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Civics
10th Grade
11/03/2011

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Term
Initiative
Definition
citizens propose a new law or state amendment
Term
referendum
Definition
citizens vote for local laws
Term
Preposition
Definition
petitioning a new state/local law
Term
recall
Definition
special election to elect a new leader/remove an official from office.
Term
platform
Definition
political party's grouped ideas (D v.s R)
Term
plank
Definition
individual ideas
Term
Polling Place
Definition
location where you vote
Term
Precinct
Definition
district where you vote (51% resident)
Term
Ballot
Definition

WHAT you can vote on

Ex: computer, scantron, punch system

Term
Absentee Ballot
Definition
vote prior to the election
Term
straight ticket
Definition
one party vote (circle Democrat or Republican)
Term
Split Ticket
Definition
vote for candidates from different parties
Term
Return
Definition
results of election (who won)
Term
exit ticket
Definition
poll when you leave
Term
electorate
Definition
people who can vote (18 yrs old, no felonies)
Term
independent voters
Definition
not voting democrat/republican parties (mostly 18- 25 yr olds are this)
Term
Legislative Leader (Governor)
Definition

*state of state address

*line-item veto

*veto

*suggest new laws

Term
Judicial Powers (G)
Definition

*pardon

*commute

*parole

Term
Chief Executive (G)
Definition

*budget

*appoint officials

*supervises state employees

Term
Qualifications (G)
Definition

*30 yrs old

*U.S. citizen for 5 yrs

*resident of state for 2 yrs

Term
Commander in Chief (G)
Definition
National Guard (state military)
Term
Party Leader (G)
Definition
Democrat/Republican party leader
Term

Legislative Leader (President)

 

Definition

*veto

*send congress a budget

*pocket veto

*state of the union address

*recommend new laws to congress

Term
Judicial Power (P)
Definition

*appoint supreme court justices

*grant reprieves

*grant pardons

*reduce sentences

*amnesty

Term
Cabinet (P)
Definition

*secretary

*attorney general


Term
3 requirements to be Prez
Definition

35 yrs old

US citizen 14 yrs

resident of state

Term
3 requirements for Gov.
Definition

30 yrs old

US citizen for 5 yrs

resident of state for 2 yrs

Term
Commander and Chief duties for prez
Definition

military

send troops

Term
commander and chief duties for Gov.
Definition

National Guard


Term
Foreign Policy (P)
Definition

representative for gov't

works with other nations

writes treaties

Term
Judicial Powers for Prez
Definition

Appoints supreme court justices

commute

pardon

grant reprieves

Term
Judicial Powers for Gov.
Definition

pardon

commute

parole

Term
legislative powers for Prez
Definition

veto

sends congress a budget

recommends laws

pocket veto

Term
US Cabinet
Definition

secretary

attorney general

appoint members

Term
separation of powers
Definition
the job of each branch of government
Term
concurrent powers
Definition
collecting taxes, borrowing money & creating laws
Term
electoral college
Definition
group of people named by state legislature to select the president & VP
Term
mayor-council plan of gov't
Definition

power divided between executive and legislative branches.

voters elect mayor

voters elect city council

Term
council-manager plan of gov't
Definition

elected council is responsible for making policies

city council hires manager though majority vote

Term
Line of Succession For State Gov't
Definition

1) Governor

2) Lt Governor

3)Council of State

Term
Checks & Balances
Definition
no branch has more power than the other
Term
write ordinance
Definition
local law
Term
Organization of Federal Courts and North Carolina Courts
Definition

S- upreme

A- (court of) Appeals

D- istrict

Term
Sheriff
Definition
law enforcement in most NC counties
Term
Services from the National/Federal gov't
Definition

military

medicare

social security

Term
Services from State Gov't
Definition

national guard

criminal codes

schools

roads

driver's license laws

 

Term
Duty of County Commissioners
Definition

enforce & create laws at county level

(schools, jail, hospital, libraries, housing)

Term
Council of State
Definition
runs the 18 different departments
Term
Judicial Review
Definition
Marbury V. Madison
Term
federalism
Definition
form of gov't where power is divided between the federal/national gov't and states
Term
Critism of Electoral College
Definition
people are too "stupid" to vote
Term

Delegated

Enumerated

Expressed

Definition
Federal Government Powers
Term
Implied Powers
Definition
powers congress has that are not listed in the constitution
Term
elastic clause (necessary or proper clause)
Definition
allows congress to stretch its power to meet new needs
Term
establishment clause
Definition
separation from church and state
Term
Full Faith & Credit Clause
Definition
states that states must recognize contracts, court rulings & marriages
Term
Suffrage
Definition
right to vote
Term
Slander
Definition
Spoken lies
Term
Libel
Definition
written lies
Term
Supremacy Clause
Definition
constitution is the 'Supreme Law of the Land'
Term
HOR
Definition
453 PEOPLE
Term
Senate
Definition

50x 2/state (=100)

bi-cameral

equal representation

Term
Code Of Hammurabi
Definition
influential law created harsh punishments & consequences for one's actions
Term
10 commandments
Definition
influential law created a moral code
Term
Justinian's Code
Definition
simplified roman law
Term
english common law
Definition

idea of a court system, trial by jury, and innocent until proven guilty

 

Term

English BOR

 

Definition
influential law created the idea of citizen's rights such as petition, bear arms, and no cruel or unual punishment
Term
reason AOC was created
Definition

1. unite army

2. needed a central government

Term
....The AOC included...
Definition

legislative branch

1 house/uni-cameral

ask for taxes, control army, deal with foreign trade

Term
...AOC did NOT include...
Definition

executive

judicial

president

court system

Term
Change or Amend AOC
Definition

13/13 Amend

9/13 New

Term
Great Comprimise
Definition

3 branches

2 houses, bi-cameral

senate and HOR

Term
Reason Constitutional Convention was held (1787)
Definition
REVISE AOC
Term
Significance of Shay's Rebellion
Definition
proved AOC was weak
Term
Significance of the Whiskey Rebellion
Definition
proved constitution was strong
Term
Charter
Definition
permission to colonize a land
Term
House of Burgesses
Definition

representative democrazy

1st gov't

Jamestown, Virginia

Term
Mayflower Compact
Definition
direct democracy
Term
Anglican
Definition
people who belonged to the official Church of England
Term
Catholic
Definition
religion run by the pope
Term
Pilgrims
Definition
separate from the Church Of England
Term
Amish/Quaker
Definition
group wants to live life simply and refuses to take oaths
Term
Waterfalls
Definition
Common land formation that affected rivers in New England
Term
common industry in New England
Definition

ship building

fishing

whaling

Term
Mercantilism
Definition
export more than import
Term
Triangular Trade
Definition

Africa-slaves, England-tea, America-tabacco

 

Term
Salutary Neglect
Definition

creating a law without enforcing it

 

Term
Virginia Company Charter
Definition
promised colonists they would be treated like US citizens
Term
1st Great Awakening
Definition
religious movement that created the American Identity
Term
The Proclamation of 1763
Definition
Can't move out west
Term
Common Sense
Definition

Thomas Paine

the colonists were inspired to break away fro England due to his pamplet.

Term
Peace of Paris
Definition
New nation, freedom (forced to leave OUR land)
Term
Number 1 cause of American Revolution
Definition
"no taxation without representation"
Term
importance of the Surrender at Yorktown
Definition
british lost, we won
Term
"shot heard round the world"
Definition
quote about the Battle of Lexington and Concord
Term
Committees of Correspondence
Definition
meetings to discuss ways to go against the king (through letters)
Term
2nd Continental Congress
Definition
pledged loyalty
Term
Boston Massacre
Definition

colonists became violent because they were mad at the British

4,000 V. 20,000

Term
market economy
Definition
people make decisions and control the resources and businesses compete without government interference
Term
mixed economy
Definition
market & command
Term
Command Economy
Definition
government controls resources
Term
traditional economy
Definition
businesses are controlled by customs & tradition
Term
4 factors of production
Definition

capitalism

land

labor

 

Entrepreneurship

Term
factor market
Definition
resources are bought and sold
Term
product market
Definition
products are bought and sold here
Term
consumer sector
Definition
(people) buy products using currency
Term
Business Sector
Definition
products are made here (job)
Term
government sector
Definition
regulate businesses and people
Term
interdependent
Definition
using other countries (foriegn market) to get what we need.
Term
5 Fundamental Principles of American Democracy
Definition

everyone votes

majority rules

power to the people

rule of law

limited gov't

consent of governed

individual rights

 

Term
popular sovereignty
Definition
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
Term
private property
Definition
anything that legally belongs to you
Term
specialization
Definition
you can do one task very well
Term
Division of Labor
Definition
each person specializes in something to increase production
Term
Incentives
Definition
reward for doing something
Term
Capitalism **
Definition
private citizens who own MOST if not ALL of the factors of production.
Term
free enterprise
Definition
being able to trade with other countries without government interference
Term
patent
Definition
grant given by the government to get people to invent new products
Term
copyright
Definition
the exclusive right stating that you own that item, song, product, etc
Term
bandwagon
Definition
saying something often or loud enough, people will believe it and be influenced by peer pressure
Term
card stacking
Definition
stacks cards around the truth, only supports one idea
Term
soft money
Definition
money given to the party
Term
election day
Definition
1st tuesday after 1st monday in November
Term
electoral votes needed (president)
Definition
270/538
Term
President is sworn in
Definition
January 20th
Term
How often are elections are held
Definition
November of even years
Term
When a "new" congress starts
Definition
January 3rd of odd years
Term
HOR vacancy
Definition
recall/special election
Term
Senate vacancy
Definition
governor picks replacement
Term
Speaker of the House
Definition

3rd in line of succession

in charge of house

Term
2 jobs of VP
Definition

in charge of senate

2nd in line of succession

(tie breaker)

Term
president pro templore (for the time being)
Definition

in charge of senate (day to day)

4th in line of succession

 

Term
tax bills start
Definition
at HOR
Term
rider
Definition
unrelated amendment attached to a bill
Term
apportioned
Definition
states divided into districts
Term
gerrymandering
Definition
drawing district lines to favor a political party or group
Term
filibuster
Definition

talking a bill to death

end it with Cloture (3/5)

only senate can do this (100 ppl V. 435 ppl)

Term
bill of attainder
Definition
the term for a law that doesn't offer a jury trial before one is punished
Term
ex post facto laws
Definition
not punished for law you didn't know about
Term
party whip
Definition

help leaders count votes

encourages loyalty

make sure members are present

Term
interest group
Definition

people with a common interest

influence congress people

give money

Term
lobbyist
Definition
represent group interests
Term
standing committee
Definition
determines life or death of a bill
Term
conference committee
Definition
make a comprimise/agreement for a bill
Term
fiscal year (U.S.)
Definition
Oct 1- Sept 30
Term
excise tax
Definition

"sin tax"

tax to discourage use

*gas, cigs, alcohol*

Term
largest expenditure for U.S. gov't
Definition
social security (33%)
Term
franking privilege
Definition
congress can send job-related mail without paying for postage
Term
graft
Definition
anything gained illegally by taking advantage of your position in the government
Term
constituents
Definition
a person from a legislators' home district
Term
canvassing
Definition
asking constituents for votes, opinions, or orders
Term
HOR responsibilities
Definition

1) elects president in electoral college tie

2) impeach prez/government official

3)any laws involving taxes begin in house ($)

Term
Senate responsibilities
Definition

1) elects VP in electoral college tie

2) convicts and removes impeached official

3) approves treaties

Term
market economy
Definition

people make the decisions and control the resources

 

& businesses compete without gov't interference

Term
mixed economy
Definition
market & command
Term
command economy
Definition
gov't controls resources & tells businesses what to do
Term
Advantages of competition
Definition

lower prices

new ideas

know what to produce

better products

Term
traditional economy
Definition
an economic system based on customs & habits
Term
factor market
Definition
resources are bought and sold ("labor market")
Term
product market
Definition
products are bought and sold here
Term
consumer sector
Definition
buy products using currency
Term
business sector
Definition
products are made here (job)
Term
government sector
Definition
regulate businesses & people
Term
adam smith
Definition
'Wealth of Nations'
Term
5 Fundamental Principles of American Democracy
Definition

- everyone votes

-majority rules

-limited gov't

-consent of governed

-individual rights

(representative gov't)

 

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