Civics Review

A bill is introduced. What's the next step?

• President vetoes

• the courts review ir

• citizens vote on it

• it goes to committee

Why does the President give a State of the Union speech to Congress each year?

• to ask them for money

• both participate in the lawmaking process and need to communicate

• to campaign for political party members

• to announce a veto

a system with both federal and state courts

• Dual Court System

• Unitary Court System

• Supreme Court System

• Circuit Court System

the authority to hear cases for the first time

• Trial court

• Appellate court

• Supreme court

• District court

a court order requiring someone to appear in court

• Subpoena

• Injunction

• Warrant

• Indictment

Judicial Review

• A process by which executive and legislative actions are reviewed by the judiciary

• A review of a judge's performance by their peers

• A review of a judge's decisions by the public

• A review of a judge's salary and benefits

a ruling on which all the justices agree

• Unanimous Decision

• Split Decision

• Majority Decision

• Plurality Decision

The study of the duties and rights of citizens is

• civics

• geography

• government

• economics

Which is a duty of an American citizen?

• Respect the rights of others

• Be an informed citizen

• Donate time and money

• Pay taxes

Which is true of a representative democracy?

• Citizens choose a group of people to represent them

• Citizens are ruled by a monarch (King or Queen)

• The leader is not accountable to the citizens

• Rulers gain power based on heredity. (family line)