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CSET Civics
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1. 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
Political Parties
Citizenship Rights
Citizenship Responsibilities
Federalism
2. Support both economic and social freedoms - free markets and unrestricted speech
Political theory: Purpose of government
Delegated powers inherent
Challenges for civil liberties
Libertarians
3. 3 separate branches of the government to check each others' powers.
Popular sovereignty
Caucuses
Developing Federalism
Baron De Montesquieu
4. 1 - 2 or multi - party systems; several parties often combine to form a coalition government
Political Parties
Government's Responsibility
Nominating conventions
Separation of powers
5. Changing ideas - social conditions - and technology.
Pure capitalism
Classical foundations
Public opinion
Challenges for civil liberties
6. 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
Checks and balances
Libertarians
Delegated powers inherent
7. Power is divided between national and state governments. Both pass laws and directly affect citizens
Judicial review
Delegated powers inherent
Libertarians
Federalism
8. Fall between liberals and conservatives
Moderates
Republicanism
Providing national security
Capitalism
9. The system of selecting a government through means other than hereditary rights - i.e. elections.
Citizenship Rights
Force Theory
Republicanism
John Locke (Father of Liberalism)
10. Sought via: Caucuses - Nominating conventions - primary elections - petitions (candidate is placed on ballot if # of voters sign a petition)
Interest groups
Rights of the Individual in the Economy
Checks and balances
Party nominations
11. Citizens can be born on American soil - born to American citizens - or naturalized.
Citizenship
Rights of the Individual in the Economy
Communism
Function of political parties
12. 'The Great Law of Peace'- Benjamin Franklin became familiar with; presented
Citizenship
Iroquois Constitution
Citizenship Responsibilities
Denaturalization
13. 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.
Delegated powers inherent
Primary elections
Political theory: Purpose of government
Checks and balances
14. Lobbying lawmakers - running publicity campaigns - providing $ for candidates' election campaigns
Classical foundations
How interest groups work
Checks and balances
Interest groups
15. 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
Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense'
Challenges for civil liberties
Judicial review
Pure capitalism
16. Abraham Lincoln in 1854 says a government should do for a community whatever they need for general welfare
Political Parties
Delegated powers implied
Providing public service
Citizenship Rights
17. 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
Citizenship Rights
Delegated powers expressed
Devine Right Theory
18. Official public meeting of political parties
Checks and balances
Nominating conventions
Major Political Theorists: Evolutionary Theory
Citizenship Responsibilities
19. The Constitution limits powers of government. The first 10 amendments set limits on freedom of expression - personal security - and fair trials.
Force Theory
Limited government
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
Citizens' rights - duties - and responsibilities
20. Government emerged when all people of an area were brought under the authority of one person or group
Limited government
Delegated powers implied
Key civil liberties issues
Force Theory
21. 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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22. People have a right to dispose the government which does not protect their rights and property. (Directly influenced creating the US government system)
Nominating conventions
Judicial review
John Locke (Father of Liberalism)
1st Amendment
23. Government should protect people against attacks from other states and threats like terrorism. Also govt should handle relations with other countries.
Delegated powers expressed
Providing national security
Political Parties
Nominating conventions
24. Emphasizes no social class and all property is common - In communist nations - govts decide on production and distribution (command economy)
Making economic decisions
Communism
Socialism
Libertarians
25. German socialist advocating violent revolution; believed industrialized nations are divided into capitalists (bourgeoisie) and workers (proletariat) in The Communist Manifesto - he wrote that all economic events would lead to Communism.
Political Parties
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
Limited government
Force Theory
26. 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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27. The powers that the national government may excessive simply because it is a government.
Delegated powers inherent
Iroquois Constitution
Jean - Jaque Rousseau
Nominating conventions
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.
Checks and balances
Federalism
Delegated powers implied
Judicial review
29. 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.
How interest groups work
Delegated powers expressed
Function of political parties
Interest groups
30. 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.
Moderates
Delegated powers implied
Interest groups
Function of political parties
31. 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.
Libertarians
Developing Federalism
Providing national security
Delegated powers implied
32. 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
Democracy
Force Theory
How interest groups work
Social Contract Theory
33. Governments get their right to rule through the will of the people. ('Social Contract')
Jean - Jaque Rousseau
Developing Federalism
Communism
Government's Responsibility
34. Recruiting candidates for public office - educating public - running/staffing government - rewarding party loyalists with favors - watching party in power - encouraging compromise.
Function of political parties
Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense'
Libertarians
Adams Smith: 'Wealth of Nations'
35. Some believe the state evolved from the family. The head of the primitive family was the authority that served as government.
Rights of the Individual in the Economy
Major Political Theorists: Evolutionary Theory
Challenges for civil liberties
Caucuses
36. 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.
Delegated powers implied
Citizens' rights - duties - and responsibilities
Rights of the Individual in the Economy
Primary elections
37. Shaped by the size and power of government - 3 major provisions: war powers - interstate commerce regulations - and the power to tax and spend. In politics - federalism lessens the risk for 1 political party monopolizing power with elections. It also
Developing Federalism
Popular sovereignty
Government's Responsibility
Primary elections
38. 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
Public opinion
Judicial review
Devine Right Theory
Libertarians
39. Courts can declare laws of local - state - or national governments unconstitutional. The Supreme Court is the final authority on the interpretation of the Constitution.
Judicial review
Major Political Theorists: Evolutionary Theory
Public opinion
Making economic decisions
40. Liberal Republican Principles: 1) Government rules through the consensus of the people - 2) Gov't's responsibility to protect and promote the rights and freedoms of the people - 3) Gov't has no right to limit human freedom in order to preserve itself
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41. Right of the individual to hold private property and gain profits.
Capitalism
Caucuses
Government's Responsibility
Citizens' rights - duties - and responsibilities
42. 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.
Republicanism
Primary elections
Maintaining social order
Force Theory
43. Rule by the people; government based on consent and authority of the people.
Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense'
Popular sovereignty
Interest groups
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
44. Citizenship can be lost through expatriation - certain crimes - or ___________.
John Locke (Father of Liberalism)
Citizenship Responsibilities
1st Amendment
Denaturalization
45. Affirmative action - discrimination against women - right to know about govt actions - privacy - and the fight against terrorism.
Party nominations
Function of political parties
Iroquois Constitution
Key civil liberties issues
46. 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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47. 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
Providing national security
Citizenship Participation
Delegated powers inherent
Key civil liberties issues
48. 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
Socialism
Popular sovereignty
Social Contract Theory
John Locke (Father of Liberalism)
49. 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
Limited government
Capitalism
Rights of the Individual in the Economy
Separation of powers
50. Party members select people to run in the general election (most common)
Government's Responsibility
Primary elections
Developing Federalism
Devine Right Theory