7th Grade Civics Midterm Exam – Flashcards
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allegiance
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devotion or loyalty owed by a citizen to a government.
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Anarchy
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state of political disorder resulting from the absence of government.
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Census
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count of population
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citizen
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person who owes allegiance to a government and is entitled to government protection
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Civics
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social science dealing with the rights and duties of citizens
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Democracy
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government in which power is held by the people and exercised either directly or through representation
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Diverse
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made up of different parts
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Government
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organization that controls and directs the making and administration of a society's policies
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Immigrant
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person born in one country who goes to another country to live
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Inalienable
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impossible to be taken away by people or government such as our natural rights
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Jury
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group of ordinary citizens chosen to decide the guilt or innocence of the person accused in a trial
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Monarchy
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government in which the ruler is a hereditary head of state who rules for life
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Native
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a person born in a particular place or country
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Naturalize
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to admit to or grant citizenship to someone who was born in another country
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Natural Rights
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theory that certain inalienable rights of all people come from nature or God
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Society
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voluntary association of people bound together by common interests and standards
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Articles of Confederation
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Bail
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money supplied as a guarantee that an arrested person will return for trial after he or she is released.
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Charter
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authority granted to an organization such as a colony to operate.
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City-State
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nation that consists of a single city and its surrounding area.
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Direct Democracy
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system of government in which citizens vote directly for the laws by which they will be ruled
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Due Process
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way of administrating justice that is established by law. The right to this includes the right of an accused person to trial, a lawyer and other protections of the law
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Executive Process
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governing powers given to the executive or administrative branch in a government
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Habeas Corpus
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right of an arrested person to be brought before a judge to determine if his imprisonment is legal
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Interstate Commerce
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governing powers given to the legislature or law-making branch of government
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Legislative Powers
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Libel
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Parliament
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Repeal
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withdraw or cancel an existing law
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Republic
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form of government run by elected representatives; it does not have a king queen
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Social Contract
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unspoken agreement by which people are joined to their government. People agree to give up rights and powers to the government in exchange for security, law and order.
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Sovereignty
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law based on custom and usage
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Unicameral
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Veto
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right or power to prevent a bill that has passed the legislature from becoming a law
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Amendment
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A change in, or addition to, a constitution or law
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Preamble
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introductory part of the constitution
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Bill of Rights
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the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution
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Checks and Balances
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system in which the power of each branch of government is balanced and checked by the powers of the other branches.
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Supreme Court
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highest level of the judicial branch of the Federal government; the highest court in the country
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Senate
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senior or upper house of congress in which east state has two representatives called senators, regardless of its population
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Constitution
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plan of government; in the U.S., it is the supreme law of the land
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Constitutional Convention
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meeting of delegates who draft a constitution
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Proportional representation
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way of determining how many representatives a state can have based on its population. The larger a states population the more representatives it gets.
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Delegate
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official representative of some larger group or body
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Exports
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good shipped to other countries for sale or use
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Federalism
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system of government in which power is shared between the central government and the state goverment
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Imports
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goods brought in from other countries for sale or use
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Ratify
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approve or make official
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Warrant
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judicial order authorizing arrest, search or seizure
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Double Jeopardy
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the condition of being tried a second time for the same crime
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Eminent Domain
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the right of the government to take private property for public use
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Incriminate
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to make a person appear guity
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Indictment
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formal laying of charges leading to a trial
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Militia
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an arm of citizens who are not professional soldiers and who may be called for service in times of emergency
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Petition
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to make a formal request of an authority
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Probably Cause
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the grounds for a reasonable person to believe that a crime my have been committed
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Slander
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the act of telling lies to damage someone's reputation
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Treason
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the crime of endangering the country by giving information to or helping the enemy
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Certification
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the guarantee of a person's qualifications for a job
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Concurrent Powers
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the lawmaking areas shared by the states and the federal government
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Delegate
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Mean to assign
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Exclusive Powers
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powers assigned only to the national government
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Extradition
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the process of returning a fugitive to the state where a crime was committed
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Parliamentary Procedures
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the rules under which legislatures hold meetings
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Supremacy Clause
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the article in the U.S. Constitution making federal laws the highest laws of the land
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Dred Scott Decision
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the Supreme court ruling that states congress had no power to limit slavery in the territories; also, that slaves were considered property, not citizens, and therefore had no rights
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Plessy vs Ferguson
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1869 Supreme Court ruling that declared separate but equal was legal
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Brown vs Board of Education of Topeka
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the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that declared school segregation was unconstitutional
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Appeal
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to take a lower court's decision to a higher court
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Jurisdiction
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the right to interpret and apply the law
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Segregation
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practice of separating groups of people
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Suffrage
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right of voting
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Felony
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a serious crime
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Misdemeanor
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(n.) a crime or offense that is less serious than a felony; any minor misbehavior or misconduct
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Parole
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A system that allows for the release of a prisoner before he or she has served the full sentence.
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Polls
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the place where people vote
