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Topic 4 Flashcards

1
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What is a person who owes loyalty to a particular nation and is entitled to all rights and protections?

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A Citizen

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What is a person who enters another country in order to settle there?

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A Immigrant

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What is a feeling of love and devotion to one’s country?

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Patriotism

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4
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What is jury duty?

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When the responsibility of every citizen is to serve of a jury when called.

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5
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What is the character of a good participant in a system of government?

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Civic Virtue

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6
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What is the relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns?

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Civil

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What is the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities needed for the operation of a society or enterprise?

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Infrastructure

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What is the administration of a particular town, county, or district, with representatives elected by those who live there?

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Local Government

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What is a government based on consent of the people?

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Popular Sovereignty

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What is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to significantly change an existing law?

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A Bill

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What is a no vote that blocks a decision?

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A Veto

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12
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What is a charge with misconduct?

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Impeach

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What is to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction?

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Ratify

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What is a supporter of a strong federal government?

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A Federalist

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What is a opponent of a strong federal government?

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An Antifederalist

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What is it to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from by formal procedure?

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Amend

17
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What is a form of government that has no monarchy and no hereditary aristocracy?

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Republic

18
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What is a British document signed in 1215 that contained two basic ideas: monarchs themselves have to obey the laws, and citizens have basic rights

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The Magna Carta

19
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What is a principle by which the powers of government are divided among separate branches

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The Separation of powers

20
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What is the plan at the Constitutional Convention that called for a strong national government with three branches and a two-chamber legislature

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Virginia Plan

21
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What is the plan at the Constitutional Convention, favored by smaller states, that called for three branches of government with a single-chamber legislature

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The New Jersey Plan

22
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What was a plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states

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Great Compromise

23
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What was the gathering of state representatives on May 25, 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation

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The Constitutional Convention

24
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What was the first American constitution, passed in 1777, which created a loose alliance of 13 independent states

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The Articles of Confederation

25
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What was a 1786 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers in reaction to high taxes?

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Shay’s Rebellion

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