What is Locke's idea that all people are guaranteed life, liberty, and property?

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What’s the idea that govt is in place to serve the people; if that ends, the people can overthrow it?

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Which document written in 1215 limited the power of the British king?

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Which document set up self government in Plymouth, MA in 1620?

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Which document written by Thomas Paine in 1776 encouraged the colonists to rebel against the British?

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Which British document became the inspiration for our first ten amendments to the Constitution?

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Why did the colonists protest against British rule in the 1770’s?

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What methods did the colonists use to protest?

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Which natural rights did Thomas Jefferson include in the Declaration of Independence?

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Why was the list of grievances so long?

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Why did the Colonist’s believe they deserved their independence?

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What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

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Which event led to the Constitutional Convention?

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Which part of the Constitution lists the goals of the document?

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Which system allows one branch to check on the other two?

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Which group supported the Constitution?

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Why were the Anti-federalists against the Constitution?

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Which principle states that the law applies to everyone?

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What term describes someone who pledges loyalty to a country in exchange for protection?

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What makes you a native or natural born citizen in the United States?

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How does one become a naturalized citizen of the US?

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Define “alien” as it pertains to immigration

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What are the duties of all citizens?

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What are your responsibilities as a U.S. citizen?

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Why is it important to fulfill these responsibilities even though you are not required by law?

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What are the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution called?

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What 5 freedoms are protected under the 1st Amendment? (SARPP)

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What is your 2nd amendment right?

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What is the term for the set of legal procedures that all citizens are guaranteed?

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Why might a search be illegal under the 4th Amendment?

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What protections/rights does an accused person have at trial according to the 5th, 6th, and 7th  Amendments?

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Double Jeopardy?

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Plead the 5th?

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Eminent Domain?

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Right to legal counsel?

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Trial by jury?

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Why might some people say that the death penalty is unconstitutional?

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What are “unenumerated rights” given in the 9th amendment.

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What limits are there on freedom of speech?

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Define ex post facto.

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Define habeas corpus.

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Which political party believes in more social welfare programs, strict gun control policies, and more government involvement?

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Which political party believes in lower taxes, less gun control, and less government intervention?

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Third party whose members believe that the government or workers should own all resources and businesses 

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Third party that believes wealth would be distributed more evenly if society controls production, either directly or through the government

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Third party that seeks a world in which all individuals are sovereign over their own lives and no one is forced to sacrifice his or her values for the benefit of others

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Who represents interests groups in 

Washington, DC? 

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Which type of group is set up to raise money for a candidate?

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What role does the media play when it works to expose corruption in government?

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How can individual citizens influence legislative decisions?

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What term means information meant to persuade, especially in campaign ads?

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Define bias.

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List at least 2 issues you would address with your local government

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List at least 2 issues you would address with your state government.

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The people rule

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Popular Sovereignty

(Consent of the Governed)

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Govt from Ancient Rome 

Elected officials and an elected president

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a hereditary ruler whose power is unlimited:

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limited by the country’s constitution

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Autocracies that have a single ruler (authoritarian).

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Rule by a group

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Civil War Amendments:

13th

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14th amendment

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15th amendment

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How 19th amendment helped women

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24th amendment

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26th amendment

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the right to vote

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Power is divided between a national government and states

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Power is with one central government

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Gave power to states and created a weak national government

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Power lies with the legislature and the leader of the country is part of the legislature (like UK)

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Article I: Branch that makes laws

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2 Houses of Congress (Bicameral)

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Expressed/Enumerated/Delegated powers of Congress

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Allows Congress to do what’s necessary and proper to fulfill their role

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Article II: branch that enforces our laws

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Hat worn when dealing with foreign policy

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Hat worn when representing the US

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Hat worn when giving executive orders or pardoning criminals

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Article III :branch that interprets our laws

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Congressional powers not directly stated but are assumed

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Powers in the 10th Amendment set aside for the states

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Powers shared between the federal (national), state, and local governments

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Constitution and federal laws “shall be the supreme Law of the Land”

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Change made to the U.S. Constitution

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What is a meeting to select a candidate or promote a policy called?

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What is the 1st step in the amendment process?

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What is the 2nd and final step in the amendment process?

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What is the refusal to obey certain laws as a form of political protest?

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What is the confinement of a group of people, especially during a war?         (ie-Japanese Americans during WWII)

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Proposed law

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Group that discusses and revises bills

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The process of how a bill becomes a law

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Checks on Legislative Branch

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Checks on Executive Branch

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Checks on Judicial

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Permission to bring  case to Supreme Court

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What was the written code of rules that guided the ancient society of Babylon

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Law enacted by a legislature (Congress)?

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law created by the outcome of previous cases or precedents?

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Law concerning people or the citizens like divorces, lawsuits, etc

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Law concerning citizens under 18

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Group of citizens who evaluate a case

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What is the power of a court to be the first to hear a case on a specific topic?

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What are the levels of Florida’s court system?

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Levels of the United States court system

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Marbury vs. Madison

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Plessy vs. Ferguson

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Brown vs. Board of Education

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Tinker vs. Des Moines

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United States vs. Nixon

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Miranda vs. Arizona

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Bush vs. Gore

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Gideon vs. Wainwright

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Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier

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District of Columbia vs. Heller

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State Law

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What is a local law called?

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Member of the FL house of representatives or Florida Senate

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Head of government for a city or town

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Head of a state

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What is the purpose of a constitution?

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Structure of the U.S. Constitution

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How does Florida’s constitutional amendment process differ from the U.S. Constitution process?

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a plan for making decisions in your own country ie economy, debt, healthcare, education, technology

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a plan for dealing with other countries:  establish democracies, prevent communism, terrorism

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Keeping up good relations between countries

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Keeping up good relations between countries

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Person sent to another country to rep the govt or agency

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Which federal dept. in the U.S. executive branch sets foreign policies? Who is its leader?

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What is a formal agreement or arrangement between two or more countries?

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What is a union between nations for assistance and protection?

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What is an international organization not linked to any govt. who works for a cause?

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This NGO provides aid during disasters & war

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International organization headquartered in NYC whose goal is to keep peace

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Organization that tries to improve health for all people around the world?

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List some international intergovernmental orgs.

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How can citizens help in international organizations?

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What war did the US enter in the last year, joining the allies to defeat Germany for the first time?

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What event led the US into World War II?

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The Cold War pitted the democratic US vs the (a)   Soviet Union.

Why did the U.S. support S. Vietnam & S. Korea?

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What country was responsible for the hostage crisis of ’79--over 50 US diplomats were held for 444 days?

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What was the unsuccessful invasion into Cuba to defeat Castro and end the spread of communism? 

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How did President JFK end the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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Why did the US fight the 1^st  Persian Gulf War?

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During which war did the US fear that Iraq (led by Saddam Hussein) had weapons of mass destruction?

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What do Americans call the terrorist attack on the US in 2001 led by Al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden?

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