Civics: Intro to Civics

Question 0

historical significance

Answer 0

what influenced an event, and how it influences events in the future
ex: constitution would be different is declaration of independence was different

Question 1

define civics

Answer 1

study on government and citizenship
organization/ structure
how we participate, and how it affects you
interpretation of government/ constitution

Question 2

what does civics describe?

Answer 2

explain government foundation
describes our government
describes why we made our government

Question 3

what is the us congress and its job?

Answer 3

legislative branch, makes law

Question 4

proportional representation

Answer 4

representative based on something else

Question 5

how many people in each house of congress, how long are their terms?

Answer 5

senate- 100 6 year

House of Representatives- 435 2 year

Question 6

what is the representation in each house?

Answer 6

senate- equal 2 per state

Question 7

what is the job of the executive branch

Answer 7

enforce law

Question 8

us president terms

Answer 8

4 year term, 2 term max

Question 9

who originally become the Vice President?

Answer 9

whoever came in second in the election, very expensive to run, no political parties

Question 10

how can someone serve more than 2 terms?

Answer 10

if president dies over half way through term then Vice President can be re-elected 2 times

Question 11

hat is the judicial branches job, who carries it out?

Answer 11

to interpret law

US Supreme Court

Question 12

how many justices, how do they receive job?

Answer 12

justices, nominated by president with senate approval

Question 13

term for a justice

Answer 13

term of good behavior

Question 14

founding fathers

Answer 14

at Philadelphia convention spring of 1787, people who wrote the constitution

Question 15

ambassador

Answer 15

goes to a different country to represent

Question 16

contemporaries

Answer 16

happen at the same time

Question 17

philosophers of their time

Answer 17

dnt like king james III

writing philosophies at same time US was being started, not popular, similar ideas

Question 18

state of nature

Answer 18

no government, not formed, believed government would naturally occur

Question 19

three rights

Answer 19

life, liberty, property- if not protected yuo have the right to protest

Question 20

social contract

Answer 20

i will protect your stuff if you protect mine- if not upheld you can break the contract

Question 21

civic duty

Answer 21

giving up something of your own for the better of the people

Question 22

rule of law

Answer 22

those who govern have to obey their own law

Question 23

popular sovereignty

Answer 23

people have highest political authority

Question 24

issues with great britian

Answer 24

"no taxation without representation"- we are british citizens and british constitution says we have right to representation if taxed

Question 25

first american colony and year

Answer 25

jamestown, virginia1607- 150 years before american revolution

Question 26

events leading up to revolutionary war

Answer 26

french and indian war, 7 years war Boston Massacre- March 1770 Acts- stamp act, tea act, intolerable act

Question 27

french and indian war

Answer 27

british vs. french/ Native American (allies from beaver trade) war is expensive, british in debt started taxes because of this

Question 28

Boston Massacre

Answer 28

``` march 1770 started as a snowball fight taunting the british who remained to protect borders forced to quarter soldiers propaganda used- persuasive media after massacre it was us vs. them ```

Question 29

acts

Answer 29

stamp act- 1765 repealled 1766 tea act- may 1773 ntolerable acts- 1774 tax on everything else