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CSET Civics
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1. Legislative: makes the law - Article 1- section 8 Executive: carries out acts of congress - article 2 grants president broad but vague powers Judicial: Interprets the law - Article 3 establishes the Supreme Court
Separation of powers
Capitalism
Providing national security
Caucuses
2. 1. To maintain social order 2. Provide public services 3. Provide national security and defense 4. Provide for and control economic system 5. Government has authority to require individuals to obey laws and punish if they don't.
Baron De Montesquieu
Democracy
Federalism
Political theory: Purpose of government
3. Govt owns the basic means of production - using resources - distributing products and wages - education - health care and welfare. It's 3 goals: 1. Distribution of wealth and equal economic opportunity 2. Society's control via govt of production 3. P
Citizenship Responsibilities
Libertarians
Socialism
Republicanism
4. 'The Great Law of Peace'- Benjamin Franklin became familiar with; presented
Iroquois Constitution
Communism
Interest groups
Primary elections
5. Government should protect people against attacks from other states and threats like terrorism. Also govt should handle relations with other countries.
Political theory: Purpose of government
Maintaining social order
Popular sovereignty
Providing national security
6. Rights to an acceptable standard of living - freedom of human activity to seek such standards - freedom to hold private property - freedom to participate in private enterprises and gain profits.
Maintaining social order
Rights of the Individual in the Economy
Caucuses
Political theory: Purpose of government
7. Citizens can be born on American soil - born to American citizens - or naturalized.
Delegated powers inherent
Public opinion
Separation of powers
Citizenship
8. Governments get their right to rule through the will of the people. ('Social Contract')
Democracy
Citizenship Participation
Challenges for civil liberties
Jean - Jaque Rousseau
9. Power is divided between national and state governments. Both pass laws and directly affect citizens
Judicial review
Citizenship
Federalism
Party nominations
10. Recruiting candidates for public office - educating public - running/staffing government - rewarding party loyalists with favors - watching party in power - encouraging compromise.
Challenges for civil liberties
Function of political parties
Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense'
Limited government
11. Citizenship can be lost through expatriation - certain crimes - or ___________.
Denaturalization
Iroquois Constitution
Delegated powers implied
Major Political Theorists: Evolutionary Theory
12. Stated in the Constitution. Most are in the first 3 articles ; includes the por to levy/collect taxes - coin money - make was - rise an army/navy - and regulate state commerce.
Moderates
Delegated powers expressed
Federalism
Denaturalization
13. Support and defend the Constitution - Participate in the democratic process - Respect and obey federal - state - and local laws - Respect the rights - beliefs - and opinions of others - Participate in your local community - Freedom to pursue 'life -
Citizenship Responsibilities
Primary elections
Delegated powers inherent
Providing public service
14. 1. Private ownership and control of property and economic resources 2. Free enterprise 3. Competition among businesses 4. Freedom of choice 5. The possibility of profits
Pure capitalism
Separation of powers
Developing Federalism
Devine Right Theory
15. How Amerricans feel about govt regarding: family - schools - peer groups - economic/social status - mass media - and govt leaders - most people are liberal - conservative or moderate - measured by meeting with interest group leaders - talking with vo
Function of political parties
1st Amendment
Public opinion
How interest groups work
16. Advocating the rights of thhe individuals to make decisions as part of a colletive act.
Democracy
Developing Federalism
Pure capitalism
Federalism
17. Set apart the role of the government and the rights of the society; set - up the tone for independence; claimed independence would allow American colonists the chance to create a better society - free from tyranny - with equal social and economic opp
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18. Affirmative action - discrimination against women - right to know about govt actions - privacy - and the fight against terrorism.
Delegated powers implied
Key civil liberties issues
Devine Right Theory
Pure capitalism
19. Governments reduce conflicts like material scarcity - intervene in domestic and other nations' economic affairs - pass laws shaping the economic environment - and distribute benefits among citizens.
Classical foundations
Baron De Montesquieu
Making economic decisions
Socialism
20. Emphasizes no social class and all property is common - In communist nations - govts decide on production and distribution (command economy)
Social Contract Theory
Communism
Primary elections
Moderates
21. Changing ideas - social conditions - and technology.
Challenges for civil liberties
Delegated powers expressed
Citizenship Rights
Providing national security
22. Lobbying lawmakers - running publicity campaigns - providing $ for candidates' election campaigns
How interest groups work
Communism
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
Delegated powers expressed
23. The powers that are required to carry out expressed powers - not seismically listed. This has helped strengthen and expand government powers to meet many problems the founders did not foresee.
Political theory: Purpose of government
Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense'
Separation of powers
Delegated powers implied
24. Official public meeting of political parties
Social Contract Theory
Nominating conventions
Delegated powers implied
Separation of powers
25. Fall between liberals and conservatives
Moderates
Baron De Montesquieu
Party nominations
Developing Federalism
26. The system of selecting a government through means other than hereditary rights - i.e. elections.
Citizenship
Developing Federalism
Republicanism
Citizenship Rights
27. Right of the individual to hold private property and gain profits.
Baron De Montesquieu
Capitalism
Nominating conventions
Socialism
28. Congress can pass laws - the President can veto laws - Congress can override the veto by 2/3rds vote. The federal courts can rule the constitutionality of Congresses laws. The President appoints federal judges but the Senate must approve.
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
How interest groups work
Checks and balances
Social Contract Theory
29. Private meeting of party members - where party nominations are sought
Delegated powers inherent
Libertarians
Caucuses
Democracy
30. Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment: Francis Bacon - Empiricism: 'Knowledge via sense experience': natural laws are not dependent on devine laws. Decartes: cognito - ergo Sum (I think - therefore I am') Voltaire: vocal opponent of religion's
Libertarians
Popular sovereignty
Maintaining social order
Classical foundations
31. Rule by the people; government based on consent and authority of the people.
Libertarians
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
Popular sovereignty
Function of political parties
32. Obeying the law - voting - paying taxes - staying informed - respecting rights and property) to the U.S. govt and the govt secures citizens rights and equality under the law.
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33. Party members select people to run in the general election (most common)
How interest groups work
Primary elections
Citizenship Responsibilities
Force Theory
34. Support both economic and social freedoms - free markets and unrestricted speech
Government's Responsibility
Developing Federalism
Iroquois Constitution
Libertarians
35. John Locke (1632-1704) explained the Social contract theory in 1690 Two Treatises Government - It says people need government to maintain social order by providing ways of solving conflicts since they have power to make and enforce laws.
Citizenship Participation
Checks and balances
Maintaining social order
Democracy
36. An individual - by pursuing his own interest - promotes the interests of the society - free - market competition causes healthy competition - better products - and lower prices; Against excessive wealth build - up by 'businessmen' and warns the forma
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37. A group of people that share goals and organize to influence the government. Major groups: business/labor groups - environmental groups - public - interest groups - govt groups - professional associations.
Caucuses
Challenges for civil liberties
Interest groups
Jean - Jaque Rousseau
38. The powers that the national government may excessive simply because it is a government.
Judicial review
Limited government
Function of political parties
Delegated powers inherent
39. Freedom to express yourself and worship as desired - Right to a prompt - fair trial by jury - Right to vote in elections for public officials - Right to apply for federal employment - Right to run for elected office
Providing national security
Citizenship Rights
Baron De Montesquieu
Moderates
40. 1 - 2 or multi - party systems; several parties often combine to form a coalition government
Delegated powers implied
Republicanism
Political Parties
Baron De Montesquieu
41. Individuals agree to abide by the state law: A citizen of state agrees to the enforcement of the law of that state; individual transfers part of their responsibility to the collective governing body - Mechanisms for devising new laws and changing old
Social Contract Theory
Rights of the Individual in the Economy
Jean - Jaque Rousseau
Citizenship Participation
42. Courts can declare laws of local - state - or national governments unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is the final authority on the interpretation of the Constitution.
Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense'
Judicial review
Rights of the Individual in the Economy
Developing Federalism
43. 3 separate branches of the government to check each others' powers.
Key civil liberties issues
Public opinion
Capitalism
Baron De Montesquieu
44. Philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) wrote that in the natural state - no government existed - by contract people surrender to the satiate to maintain order - Then - John Locke wrote people are naturally endowed with the right to life - liberty and
Limited government
Democracy
Social Contract Theory
Major Political Theorists: Evolutionary Theory
45. Freedom of....Religion: Establishment clause prevents congress from creating a state - sponsored religion. Free excessive clause prevents government from impending the religious beliefs of Americans. Speech: pure and symbolic speech are protected - b
1st Amendment
Citizenship Participation
Delegated powers expressed
Function of political parties
46. Some believe the state evolved from the family. The head of the primitive family was the authority that served as government.
Key civil liberties issues
Public opinion
Major Political Theorists: Evolutionary Theory
Providing national security
47. Sought via: Caucuses - Nominating conventions - primary elections - petitions (candidate is placed on ballot if # of voters sign a petition)
Delegated powers inherent
Primary elections
Party nominations
Making economic decisions
48. People have a right to dispose the government which does not protect their rights and property. (Directly influenced creating the US government system)
Public opinion
Baron De Montesquieu
Denaturalization
John Locke (Father of Liberalism)
49. The Constitution limits powers of government. The first 10 amendments set limits on freedom of expression - personal security - and fair trials.
John Locke (Father of Liberalism)
Socialism
Limited government
Separation of powers
50. Government emerged when all people of an area were brought under the authority of one person or group
Key civil liberties issues
Force Theory
Party nominations
Caucuses