Civics EOC Review

Citizens elect their representatives in the government

The court that oversees the trial courts

the right to bear arms.

Believes in the redistribution and equitable division of wealth

Involves our relations with other countries and their people

Information an organization or government sends out to promote a policy, idea, or cause

Colonial concerns about English policies

Only two methods to propose an amendment to its constitution 

Declares that people have rights beyond those mentioned in the Constitution

The Supreme Court

Setting up schools and conducting elections

Citizens vote on all aspect of government

If the government fails to protect the people and their rights, the people have a right to 

both those who govern and those who are governed must obey the law 

Protects accused persons against excessive imprisonment or excessive punishment.

Believe in limited government intervention in all aspects of life

The Magna Carta

Original Jurisdiction only

Execute the actions and enforce the laws of the federal government

Prohibits the restrictions on the right to vote based on race and color

Each state printed its own currency

Powers shared by both the national and state governments

Television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet

Limits, or "checks," the overall power of the other branches

 The English Bill of Rights 

Citizens can’t be forced to testify against themselves

John Locke

Powers given to the national government by the states

Enables voter to directly elect Senators

Protects citizens  from unreasonable searches and seizures

Appellate Jurisdiction only

Citizens can’t be forced to testify against themselves.

When states wish to form an organization to which the states retain most of the power

Set of statutes that apply to those serving in the armed forces of the United States

Decide the limits of the government’s power and the rights of the individual

Primary job is to interpret, or explain the meaning of, the laws

Original and Appellate Jurisdiction (depending on the case)

Once you have been found “not guilty” the government can't put you on trial for the same crime

It is the supreme, or highest, law of the nation

Congress could not control trade between states and with other nations

Limits, or "checks," the overall power of the other branches

Prohibits the government from forcing people to house and feed soldiers 

It could promote popular or unpopular ideas

Congress could not create taxes

Powers to ratify and impeach 

When the Legislative body has the primary power of the government

Right to a trial by jury, representation by an attorney, and a speedy and public trial.

“Common Sense” written by Thomas Paine 

Apply to civilians who work for the military

"Watchdogs" of government

The right to peacefully gather as a group

Sets the voting age at eighteen years

Declares that powers not given to the federal, or national, government belong to the states

Single ruler with unlimited power like a dictator usually takes and keeps power by force

Graded as either felonies or misdemeanors

The Mayflower Compact 

Once an amendment has been proposed, ________ of the states must ratify it

To amend the Constitution ____ of each house of Congress votes to propose the amendment idea

Seek to protect public safety

Trial Court

The Thirteenth Amendment, The Fourteenth Amendment  and The Fifteenth Amendment 

Abolishes the Poll Tax (removes a legal loophole left by the 15th amendment)

Usually affects citizens and issues within the country

Abolishes slavery

The final court of appeal 

Protect state governments' power

The right to choose any religion or no religion

Regulating trade with other nations, defending the nation, and establishing a currency 

The country's Chief Diplomat and Commander and Chief of the Armed Forces

Following procedures set up by the Constitution

Gives women the right to vote

Five methods to propose an amendment to its constitution 

Declaring acts unconstitutional 

A legal process to obtain citizenship

Legal action to seek a remedy for harm that has been done

No person’s Life, Liberty, or Property can be taken without following Constitutional procedures

Defines U.S. Citizenship; guarantees all citizens “equal protection under the law”.

Divides the powers of government into three separate branches

The right to publish anything truthful

Providing public welfare services, chartering banks, borrowing money and taxing 

Montesquieu's

Various means of sharing information

Strong, central government

Disputes between people or groups

Describes the purpose and duty of government to its citizens

Favor less government regulation of the economy as the best way to promote prosperity

Appointing federal judges

Tend to think that the federal government should be more directly involved in the economy

Bill of Rights added 

Primary purpose is to make the laws

100 members in the Senate, two from each state and 435 members in the House of Representatives 

A legal member of a state or country

Congress

When a small group of people holds total power over the rest of the people

Make sure that there is enough evidence to justify an arrest & trial of a suspect

The national organization holds complete control with little or no local power

Powers the states kept for themselves

The right to express yourself without violence

A division and sharing of power between the national and local governments

The President