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What is a claim?

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A statement that determines your opinion

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what are the four main purposes of government?

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to maintain social order, to provide public services, to protect national security, to make economies decisions

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maintaining social order

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the government create and enforce laws on local, state, and national levels

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providing public services

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our government will provide us with important services we are not skilled to do ourselves

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protecting our national security

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our government will raise and uphold our military to keep our borders safe: army, navy, Air Force, marines, coast guard, national guard, etc.

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making economic decisions

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raising / lowering taxes, creating a budget, controlling inflation, helping businesses grow

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what is a system of government ?

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it defines how power/control/authority is distributed in a country

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delegated powers (national government)

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powers given to the national government

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expressed powers (national government)

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written in the constitution (congress can lay and collect taxes, congress can declare war)

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implied powers (national government)

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not written in the constitution

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elastic clause (national government)

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congress has the authority to create any law ‘necessary and proper to carry our delegated powers’

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reserved powers (state government)

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powers given to the state government (education)

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local government

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local government structure is determined by the state government, local laws only apply to the people who live in that town/city/country

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concurrent powers (all gov)

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powers that is granted to all levels of government

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supremacy clause (all gov)

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any disagreement between the national and state government is automatically won by the national government.

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unitary system

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all powers are given to the national or central government

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confederacy

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all power is given to the states (there would be no central government and even if there was it would be weak)

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federal system

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power is divided between national, state, and local governments (USA’s system of government)

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citizen

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member of a political society

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consent of the governed

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being a citizen is an agreement between you and your government

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civil liberties

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your rights provided by the constitution. These are provided to anyone who is a citizen. (But not for free😉)

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naturalization

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process of becoming a citizen

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constitution

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rules for government, rights for citizens

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Declaration of Independence

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in exchange for citizenship, every person has rights, requirements and responsibilities

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rights for citizens
life, liberty, happiness ‼️‼️
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requirements for citizens
obey the law, pay taxes, be loyal to our government
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responsibilities of citizens
be informed, vote, respect rights of other citizens, be a good citizen
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how many parts does our constitution consist of?
3 parts; the preamble, articles, and amendments.
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preamble (pt 1 of our constitution)
lists the goals ideals
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articles (pt 2 of our constitution)
provides framework/ structure. explains how the goals are accomplished
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amendments
changes to our constitution
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6th amendment
right to a trial that’s speedy and public
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bill of rights
the first 10 amendments (based on the English document ‘the Magna Carta’
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civil liberties
freedoms of rights granted to all citizens by the constitution
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5th amendment
protects your due process, innocent until proven guilty
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8th amendment
prevents you from cruel or unusual punishment
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role in government
written plan or ‘rule book for government’, sets limits on our governments power
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limited government
the government is restricted from infringing on the rights of citizens
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living document
our constitution can be changed/amended
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1st amendment
freedom of speech, religion, assembly, press, petition
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4th amendment
protects your privacy, prevents illegal search and seizure
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oligarchy
small group in control
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14th amendment
equal protection for all, incorporation of states
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dictatorship
power gained by force
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autocracy
one person in control
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democracy
people who vote to have control
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monarchy
power inherited (king or queen)
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popular sovereignty (democracy)
people are the source of control in the government citizens have control because they can vote (issues, representatives)
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direct democracy
citizens vote directly on the issues
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representative democracy
citizens vote for people/representatives to make laws or policies for us
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3 branches of gov
Legislature, executive, judicial
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separation of powers
each branch has their own responsibitlity
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checks and balances
each branch has some power over the other 2 branches
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bicameral legislature
2 bodies of government (House of reps + senate)
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judicial review
Supreme Court cam declare actions or legislation of congress or president unconstitutional
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executive branch
President, VP, cabinet, agencies. Main job is to enforce laws, they can veto congress and appoint judges
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Legislative branch
house of reps + senate (congress). Main responsibility is to create laws. Can override presidents veto, and impeach judges.
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Judicial Branch
Supreme Court. main responsibility is to interpret law, is in charge of judicial review
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executive agencies
Protects safety and fairness for all citizens. Enforce regulation form the governemnt
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Census
Population count of the US (completed every 10 years)
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Senate
100 members, each state gets 2 senators so its equal representation (Serves a 6 year ter,. Must be 30 years old, a citizen for 9+ years, and a resident of that state)
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Gerrymandering
Process that occurs when district lines are redrawn to sway(change) outcome of elections
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House of Representatives
435 members, representation based on population, re apportioned when the census comes out (serves a 2 years term, must be 25 years old, a citizen for at least 7 years, a resident of that state)
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Political party
A group of people who raise money and elect candidates to win elections
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Platform
Members of the same party agree on issues as a group
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Representative democracy
Citizens vote to elect people to be in charge
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Suffrage
The right to vote
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Primary elections
Both the republicans and the democrats have their own mini election called the primary, this determines who will represent their party as the presidential candidate
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popular vote
The citizens vote
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Electoral volte
The popular vote for each state determines the electoral vote for that state
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Voters apathy
Not voting because you think your vote wont matter
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Republicans
(Grand old party, GOP) Conservatives, (ex. Donald trump, George bush) Favor state governments
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Democrats
Liberals (Ex. Joe Biden, barrack Obama)
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Third party
any political party other than the two major ones, issue oriented
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Electoral votes
270 electoral votes to win the election
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How to determine the amount of electoral votes in a state..
of seats in house of reps + # of seats in senate (Md has 10)
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Media influence
Referred to as the 4th branch of government

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