Civics semester test study guide – Flashcards
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Alabama
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Montgomery
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Delaware
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Dover
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Alaska
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Juneau
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Arizona
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Phoenix
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Arkansas
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Little Rock
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California
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Sacremento
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Colorado
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Denver
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Connecticut
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Hartford
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Florida
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Tallahassee
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Georgia
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Atlanta
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Hawaii
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Honolulu
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Idaho
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Boise
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Illinois
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Springfield
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Indiana
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Indianapolis
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Iowa
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Des Moines
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Kansas
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Topeka
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Kentucky
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Frankfort
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Louisiana
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Baton Rouge
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Maine
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Augusta
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Maryland
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Annapolis
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Massachusetts
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Boston
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Michigan
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Lansing
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Minnesota
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Saint Paul
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Mississippi
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Jackson
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Missouri
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Jefferson City
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Montana
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Helena
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Nebraska
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Lincoln
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Nevada
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Carson City
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New Hampshire
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Concord
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New Jersey
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Trenton
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New Mexico
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Santa Fe
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New York
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Albany
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North Carolina
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Raleigh
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North Dakota
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Bismark
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Ohio
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Columbus
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Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City
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Oregon
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Salem
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Pennsylvania
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Harrisburg
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Rhode Island
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Providence
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South Carolina
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Columbia
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South Dakota
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Peirre
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Tennessee
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Nashville
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Texas
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Austin
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Utah
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Salt Lake City
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Vermont
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Montpeliar
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Virginia
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Richmond
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Washington
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Olympia
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Charleston
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Wisconsin
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Madison
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Wyoming
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Cheyenne
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Civics
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the study of the rights and duties of citizens
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Citizen
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community members who owe loyalty to the government and are entitled to protection from it
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Dictatorship
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a government controlled by one person or a small group of people
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Democracy
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a government in which citizens hold the power to rule
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Government
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the ruling authority for a community
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Direct Democracy
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a form of democracy in which people vote firsthand
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Representative Democracy
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a government in which citizens choose a smaller group to govern on their behalf
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Ammendment
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any change to the constitution
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Naturalization
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a legal process to obtain citizenship
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Alien
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a non-citizen
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Immigrant
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a person who moves permanently to a new country
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Deport
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to send an alien or immigrant back to his or her country
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Migration
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a mass movement of people from one area to another
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Patriotism
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the love for ones country
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Terrorism
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the use of violence by groups of people against citizens to achieve a political goal
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Constitution
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a detailed written plan for a government
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Bicameral
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a legislature consisting of two parts, or houses
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Ratify
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to vote approval of
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Legislative Branch
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the lawmaking branch of government
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Preamble
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the opening section of the constitution
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Bill of Rights
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the first 10 ammendments of the constitution
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Executive Branch
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the branch of government that carries out laws
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Judicial Branch
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the branch of government that interprets laws
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Income tax
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a tax on peoples earnings
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Electoral College
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a group of people that elect the vice president and president
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Rule of Law
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principle that the law applys to everyone, even those who govern
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Petition
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a formal request for government action or a process by which candidates are not affiliated with one of the two major parties can get the ballot for general elections in each state
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Slander
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spoken untruths that can be harmful to someones reputation
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Libel
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written untruths that can be harmful to someones reputation
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Seperation of Powers
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the split authority between legislative, executive, and judicial branches
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Suffrage
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the right to vote
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Checks and balances
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a system in which each branch of government is able to check, or restrain, the power of the others
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Responsibility
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an obligation that we fulfill voluntarily
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Duty
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things we are required to do
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Tolerance
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respecting and respecting others, regardless of their beliefs, practices, or differences
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Welfare
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the health, prosperity and happiness of the members of a community
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Volunteerism
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the practice of offering your time and services to others without payment
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Community
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a group of people who share the interests and concerns
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Census
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a population count taken every 10 years by the census bereau
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Constituent
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a person from a legislatures district
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Elastic Clause
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gives congress the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out its expressed powers
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Writ of Habeus Corpus
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a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person
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Filibuster
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a tactic for beating a bill in the senate by talking it to death until the bills sponsor withdraws it
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Veto
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refusal to sign a bill or resolution
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Pardon
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a declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment
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Amnesty
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a pardon to a group of people
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Jurisdiction
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a courts authority to hear and decide cases
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Precedent
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a ruling that is used for the basis for a judicial decision in a later case
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Judicial Review
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review by the us supreme court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act
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Political Party
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an alliance of like-minded people who work together to win elections and control of the government
