CIVICS Sem 1 Review

Which of the following phrases identifies one of the fundamental purposes of the Preamble?

Which of the following is a form of DEMOCRACY?

What is the legal process to obtain citizenship called?

What is the term for a legislature that is divided into 2 parts or houses?

The powers exercised by both national & state governments are called:

What promise did the Federalists make to gain support for the ratification of the Constitution?

In 1920, this amendment gave women the right to vote?

What was the religious movement stressing a personal relationship with God?

The 1776 publication of Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense, ...

Like the Magna Carta, the Petition of Right limited the ___ power.

Which of the following most clearly reflects the principle of popular sovereignty?

Colonists had to provide house for British soldiers under the ___ Act.

Which provision of the Constitution resolves conflicts between state and federal laws? 

The South is major producer of textiles, or ___.

The largest wetland system in the US & FL is the ___.

Who was the American colonist whose writings inspired others to break away from Great Britain?

Libraries, hospitals, parks, & ___ are examples of services run by the government.

During Shay's Rebellion, an armed group showed the weaknesses of the Confederation gov't by ___

Which of the following states lies outside of the contiguous 48 states?

Today, the military of the US is made of:

Large amounts of oil and natural gas are found under which body of water, near FL?

Where did the concept of citizenship first begin?

Enlightenment thinker John Locke believed that governments should:

Which of the following groups was responsible for the Declaration of Independence?

What are the persuasive methods often used in totalitarian regimes?

Why did the delegates decide to replace the Articles of Confederation?

Thomas Jefferson's reference to natural rights of "life, liberty, happiness" was inspired by:

The smallest state in the US is ___.

What is the term for an individual who moves permanently to a new country?

Today, more than half the people in the US who were born in another country come from:

An energy source that comes from the breakdown of once living materials; coal, oil, natural gas

When US citizens elect members of Congress to represent them, they are practicing___.

Which of these is the second largest source of energy in the US today?

This is the part of the government that carries out and enforces laws?

The Pres. has the role of commander in chief, but the ___ branch has the power to declare war.

What was the city-state that created the world's first democracy?

What is the study of the rights and duties of citizens?

What was the Framers goal in making a federal government with limited power & rule of law?

What is the idea that the power lies with the people?

If you described where you live as "3 blocks south of MMS", you would be describing your ___.

Article IV of the Constitution explains the relationship between the states and ___

Which of the following is an actual step in the naturalization process?

Which of the following laws were meant to punish colonists for resisting British rule?

One ENUMERATED power of Congress is the power to:

Serving as a member of a jury during a trial is a:

Which level of US government holds the highest authority?

Article III provides for the creation of one Supreme Court and what additional courts?

A large area of flat, high land is called ___.

Under the system of checks & balances, the legislative branch has the power to _____: 

The highest law in the nation is the ___.

According to ___, when differences of opinion arise, citizens abide by what most people want.

What did most colonial governments have in common before the Amer Revolution?

What is the idea that power lies with the people?

Who are the people with roots from Latin America who contribute to FL population?

Which element of the Constitution reflects the influence of Baron de Montesquieu?