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Civics Final Exam

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the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.

America no longer has an economy based upon manufacturing we now have an economy where in most of the jobs belong to the _____ sector

Service economy

________ are broad ideas about what is good and these ideas are generally shared by the vast majority of citizens

Popular _________ refers to a government in which the people have the final say

Popular sovereignty

The American family is a classic example of an American________

There are ____basic ways to become an American citizen

A _______ is a plan for spending in collecting money

List three basic levels of government

Federal local state

A ________democracy is one in which everyone votes and participates in debates about government policy

A represented ___________democracy or is one in which people elect representatives to govern them and look out for the best interest of people

A________ monarchy is one in which the monarchy (king or queen) has turtle a complete power

__________Simply refers to the fact that whoever gets the most votes wins

Sending a declaration of intention and passing a citizenship exam or parts of processes to become an American this process is referred to as_________

List two types of aliens that live in America

Illegal aliens and illegal aliens

An American message to become and that the naturalized citizen of a different country if they do so they lose all their American citizenship at the same time this citizenship and referred to as_______

Democracy began in the Greek city of

A formal charge by a grand jury

Outlines the powers of the executive branch

Outlines the powers of the judicial branch

Necessary and proper clause

located in article 1
allows congress to exercise powers not specifically listed in the constitution.
Powers know as implied powers

Outlines the powers of the legislative branch

OPENING SECTION OF THE CONSTITUTION
states the goals and purposes of the government
REMEMBER the constitution is the government

Double Jeopardy

You cant be charged for the same crime twice

refers to the facts that law enforcement officials are expected to follow establish legal procedures, there by granting each citizen their basic civil liberties as guaranteed by the US constitution

Refers to the right of the government to take the property of private citizens for public use

Seventh Amendment

Deals with peoples rights in civil cases.
You have the right to a trial by jury in cases where the law suit involves more than twenty dollers

The right to vote

A tax, or fee that some southern stats required blacks to pay before they were allowed to vote during the elections

Montgomery Bus Boy cott

Rosa parks
Arrested for violating Alabamans segregation laws
Boy cott of the buss line ensued
a year later the supreme court decided that segregation of public buses was unconstitutional

Every one in the united states has to follow the laws.

checks and balances

refers to the fact that under our constitution, each branch of the us government can check or limit, the powers or ability of the others branches.

Spreading spoken, or verbal, lies about someone with intent to harm there reputation

Governmental system in which power is decided between the states and the national, federal, government

The court case deals with freedom of the press
was imprisoned for criticizing the governor of new York was acquitted

Enumerated/expressed powers

The powers given to the federal government

Establishment Clause

Prevents the congress from making any law based on religion

Reserved Powers

The powers given to the states instead of the federal government
Example:Schools,Marriage,divorce

Concurrent powers

Powers that are shared by both the federal government and the state governments
Example: Levying taxes and imprisoning citizens

Spreading printed lies about someone with the intent of harming the reputation

Civil right act of 1964

Prohibited discrimination in public facilities
Cant ask for gender, religion, and race on job application

Affirmative Action

Programs created by the government that are intended to make up for discrimination during the history of the U.S.A.

Racial Profiling

Singling out individuals bases upon race or the way they look.

Dred scott vs. sandford

Scott sued for freedom when his owner died because he had lived in free states int he past. The government then said that he could not sue anyone because he was a slave

Civil liberties

The freedoms and right that we have that allow us to think and act without government interference. Thing of freedoms of speech, religion and of the press

Supremacy Clause

States that the us constitution is, and always will be the supreme law of the land in the US. Every state agrees to the when they joined the country

A _________ is an organization of individuals who have the same political views

Political party

America is generally said to have a _____ party system

Two early party's are the ______ and the democratic-republican party's

Alexander ________ lead the first one while Thomas _________ led the second party

Hamilton, Jefferson

During North Carolina's rip van winkle period the ________ rose to power

Each party has a set of ideas that are different than there opposition they are know as the _________

Each part in the platform are know as the ________

Every 4 years the republicans and the democrats come to get her to have a _________ convention

Each part chooses a candidate through elections and ________ witch are meeting of the state and local party organizers

All the voters in a specific __________, a geographic area that may contain a town or village

Several geographically connected areas form a larger election unit called a ________

__________ are the largest political unit within a state

A very strong/dominant political unit is called a _______

Political machine

_________ primary is an election in witch voters choose candidates to respect there party in a bigger election

A ________ primary, which most states use, is one in which only members of that party can vote

A few states hold a ________ primary, however, and let any registered voter vote in it

To win one generally need only a ________, or the. Pay votes among the candidates

If your part is small you may have to signs a _______ Or statement supporting their candidate

Not every one is a qualifies as a voter mostly because they don't take the time to __________

Most states require registration _____ days before election

We have _______ ballot witch mean no one but you knows who you are voting for

If you can not get to a voting place you can get a ______ ballot mailed to you and then. All it back to cast vote

Tv networks conduct _____ polls as people leave after voting to try to figure out who is going to will

an ________ is the way that people can propose new law or amendments

A ________ is a proposed law

Going door to door is called ______

To _______ is to get rid of it

________ organizations set up to collect money for there candidates

Public action committees

an _______ is someone who wans to be re elected

______ is the intent of evil to hurt someone with false info

Plessy vs. Ferguson

"Separate but equal" is okay

Texas vs. Johnson

Flag Burning is Protected speech

Hazelwood vs. Kuhlmeier

School papers can be censored

Bethel School District vs. Frasier

Students can be disciplined fir lewd speech

New Jersey vs. TLO

Student lockers can be searched

Said the right of executive privilege cold not be used in cases involving crimes

Legalized Abortion in the first trimester

Freedom of speech may be curtailed if that speech represents a "clear and present danger"

Wabash vs. Illinois

Limited the control of states over railroads

Dred Scott vs. Sanford

Worcester vs. Georgia

Federal jurisdiction over native American affairs is absolute

Gibbons vs. Ogden

Deals with the regulation of interstate commerce

Miranda vs. Arizona

Deals with the right of the accused at the time of arrest

Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

"Separate but equal" is not okay

Engel vs. Vitale

School prayer is unconstitutional

Abington School District vs. Schempp

Said Establishment Clause was violated by Reading the Bible in a public school

Protection from unreasonable searches and seizures

West Virginia Board of Education vs. Barnette

Compulsory flag saluting can't be required by law

Swann vs. CMS Board of Education

Busing to obtain integration is legal

Tinker vs. Des Moines

Armband case protected by the 1st amendment

Korematsu vs. US

Upheld Japanese Internment camps

Gideon vs. Wainwright

You have the right to an attorney

Marbury vs. Madison

Established the principle of judicial review

__________ includes both coins and paper money

An institution owned and operated by its members that provides low-interest loans to its members is called a ___________

The Interest rate that the Federal reserve charges on loans to its members banks is the __________

An account in which deposited money can be withdrawn at anytime by writing an order is called a ___________

Checking Account

How do banks and other financial institutions that lend money make profit?

By Charging Interest

What is the main purpose of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?

Insure checking and savings deposits

The central bank of the United States is the ___________

Federal Reserve System

The Fed requires banks to keep a ___________, or a percentage of their money.

In what kind of account do savers have the most amount of control?

Savings Account

deposit account that requires savers to deposit their money for a certain period of time is a ___________

Certificate of Deposit (CDs)

If you read in the newspaper and see the Fed just lowers the discount rate, what might you conclude about the economy?

The economy is sluggish and needs to be stimulated

Money serves as a measure a value. What does this mean?

Money is a value medium that everyone understands

To say that money is a medium of exchange means that ___________

A seller will accept it in exchange for a good or service

Each year the prez and the congress have to meet to agree on a plan for spending called a _________

___________ provides government money to people who are retired or disabled

Social Security

A(n) ________ is usually levied on consumer purchases of almost all products.

The government borrows money by selling _________

The federal income tax is a progressive tax, which means the ______________

tax rate increases as income increases

A portion of the federal budget each year pays for the interest on __________

Money borrowed by the government

The largest sources of revenue for local governments is ________

Witch of the following is funding that state government's are NOT required for?

Water supplies and Sewers

Managing the nation's fiscal policy ________________

requires the president and the congress to work together

The best financial situation for the United States is to have _________

Surpluses exceed deficits

What is happening to the US duet overtime?

It is Increasing and is getting harder to pay off

what is expected to Medicare costs in the future?

The cost will go up steadily

What can a nation do limit imported foreign goods?

In a pure ______, economic decisions are made based on the interaction of supply and demand.

The ability to produce a product at a lower cost than any other country is called a ________

Comparative Advantages

The NAFTA trade agreement is with ______ ________ and _______

United States, Canada, Mexico

The way society organizes the production and consumption of goods and services is its ________

Command economy's fail because of?

The greater success of market economies

A problem with developing countries is?

Huge population growth

the policy of _______ involves a nation guarding its own industries against outside competition

__________ are Courts with UN authority to hear cases involving international human right violations.

During the cold war, many nations became ________ of the soviet union

basic freedoms that should be available to all people are called ________

Many developing nations have _________.

High levels of poverty

The agency of the UN for maintain peace and security is the ____________

Security Council

An important force that is driving globalization at multinationals, which are __________.

large firms that do business in many country's

Killing people because of rational or religious differences is called _______

Apartheid law dictated where blacks could travel, eat, and go to school in __________

Money serves as a store of ______

The 3 types of financial institutions.

Commercial banks, Savings and loan Associations, and the credit unions

How many district banks does the fed have?

The FED's headquarters for North Carolina is?

The FED deals with banking ________ and _________ credit

regulations, consumer

_________________ is the controlling of the supply of money and cost of borrowing money according to the needs of the economy

Monetary policy

The two types of spending in the US budget

mandatory and discretionary

Two Parts of the Federal budget

Revenues and expenditures

Nearly half of the revenue in the federal budget comes from the ___________

Progressive tax

Tax rate increases as income increases

the percentage of tax paid goes down as you make more money

Proportional Tax

Takes the same percentage of money from a person regardless of what they make

Tax on imported goods

The __________ over sees Trade between counties

WTO (world trade organization)

America is a _________ witch means economy private citizen, own the businesses and factors

_______ is the total GDP divided by the country's population

__________ economy is where the government has control pricing and production.

According to Karl Marx, the best economic form would be _________

3 Types of Businesses

Proprietorship, Partnership, Corporation

A business owned by a single person

Disadvantage of a Proprietership

Unlimited Liability

(Proprietorship) The business owner has sole ________ for all _________ and damages arising from doing business

Responsibility, debt

A business in witch two or more people own a business

Disadvantage of a Partnership

Unlimited Liability

Organized business recognized by law that has many of the rights and responsibility of an individual

Advantages of a Corporation

Limited Liability

In a _______ __________ Can only lose what has been put into the business

Limited Liability

In a ___________ ___________Owner(s) Has responsibility for everything, If business cant cover cost of damages owner will be forced to sell house, car, ext

Unlimited Liability

Groups of workers that fight for better pay, safety regulations, child baler laws, ext are called?

Most labor Unions are in what regions of the country?

Northeast, Midwest, and West Cost

Labor Unions have harder times getting started in what regions of the country?

One way labor unions communicate is know as _______ _______

Collective Barganing

If owners and workers can't come to an agreement they might try to bring in someone for _________ to help them reach a compromise

Stoppage of work is called a?

Private goods can only be used by the person who bought them, _________ goods are used by everyone

An ___________ is the unintended side effect of an action that affects someone not involved in the action

Externality (Build an A/C unity in office to cool down, and it also cool down the hole office)

What is it called when market or industry is controlled by one company>

_______ laws have been passes in the US to prevent monopolys

The Sherman Antitrust act was used to break up __________ oil in 1911 and also used in 1980 to break up telephone company know as _________

Natural Monopolies

Minimize cos of doing business

When a company pulled a product off the market due to defects and safety conserns

Real ________ shows the economy's production after inflation has ben removed from the equation

The rise and fall of a businesses good and bad times are knows as?

The Good Times in a business are called?

The bad Times in a Business are Called?

___________ is a sustained increase in the general level of prices

(I don't Know what the Question is so text it to me if you know)

Education, Family Wealth, Discrimination

What are the Two Different Types of Taxes

Regressive and Progressive

What is Regressive Tax?

Same tax's no matter how much you make

What is Progressive Tax?

Tax goes up if you make more money

An economic system is the was a society organizes the _______ and ________ of goods and services

Production, Consumtion

Many Americans don't know the difference between needs and ______

Economics is the study of how we make decisions in a world in witch _______ are limited

The less there is of something the higher the ________ is

Small Form of Economics?

Big for of Economics?

An __________ is the theory that tries to explain human economic behavior

US's economic system?

__________ ____, is referring to what has to be given up when buying something

Opportunity Cost

Two main types of cost?

Fixed(Not Changing), Variable(Fluxuates)

__________ ___ is the additional cost or producing an additional unit of output

The money a person makes

Total Cost Or Profit (idk)

_____ minus expenses is the profit

_______ ______ are the additional benefits when one more unit is made

Marginal Benefits

4 Factors of production?

Natural Resources, Labor, Capital, Entrepreneurs

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Separation of Powers - Ruling-Supreme Court has power of Judicial Review- meaning they determine Constitutionality of laws

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Powers of Congress; State v. Federal Power - Ruling- Maryland didn't have the right to tax the Bank of the United States; Congress has rights not specifically mentioned (implied) in the Constitution; *Idea of "Necessary and Proper" Clause

Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

Federalism - Ruling -Congress regulates interstate commerce (trade), States regulate trade within their own state.

State v. Mann (1830)

Rights of Slaves - Ruling- Slave owners cannot be prosecuted for assaulting their slaves.

Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

African Americans free or enslaved are not citizens and cannot sue in federal courts. Court overturned Congress. Universally condemned as Supreme Courts worst decision.

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

14th Amendment- Equal Protection - Ruling -Separate but Equal Facilities for Caucasians and African Americans (Racial Segregation is okay).

Korematsu v. US (1944)

14th Amendment - Equal Protection - Ruling- US Government was justified in setting up internment camps for Japanese citizens during WWII.

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

14th Amendment - Equal Protection - Ruling-Separate is NOT Equal; Schools are desegregated; Overturned- Plessy v. Ferguson

Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

4th Amendment - Search and Seizure - Ruling- Citizens are protected from illegal searches and seizures

Gregg v. Georgia (1962)

8th Amendment - Death Penalty - Ruling- Death penalty is not cruel and unusual punishment if applied fairly.

Engel v. Vitale (1962)

1- freedom of speech - Ruling- Prayers cannot be recited in school

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

6th Amendment -Right to an Attorney - Ruling- If the accused person cannot afford a lawyer, the court will provide one for him/her

Heart of Atlanta Motel v. US (1964)

14th Amendment - Equal Protection - Ruling- Businesses dealing in interstate commerce cannot discriminate based on race

Miranda v. Arizona (1966)

5th Amendment -Rights of the Accused - Ruling- police must read criminals their rights upon arrest to prevent self-incrimination.

Swann v. Charlotte-Meck Board of Ed. (1970)

14th Amendment - Equal Protection - Ruling- Mandatory busing of students is an acceptable way of integrating the school system

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969)

1st Amendment - freedom of speech - Ruling- Wearing armbands in protest is a sign of free speech; wearing armbands didn't interfere with the learning process

Gault v. Arizona (1967)

Juveniles must be granted the same due process as adults in the courts.

New York Times v. U.S. (1971)

Times challenged 1st amendment of censorship or punishment to publish secret Pentagon Papers that government said would put security at risk. Court ruled in favor of the NYTimes and 1st amendment rights.

Furman v. Georgia (1972)

8th Amendment - Death Penalty - Ruling- Death penalty is considered cruel and unusual punishment in certain cases

Roe v. Wade (1973)

Texas law stated doctors had to approve abortion for women. Class action "group" lawsuit violated 14th amendment. Court rule for Roe states cannot ban abortion during first trimester (3 months).

US vs. Nixon (1974)

President refused to turn over evidence to Senate during impeachment charges citing executive privilege. Court rule president is NOT above the law.

New Jersey v. TLO (1985)

4th Amendment - Search and Seizure - Ruling- Schools may not perform unreasonable searches and seizures.

Bethel School District v. Frasier (1986)

1st Amendment - freedom of speech - Ruling- School districts have the right to punish students using lewd and vulgar language; this does not violate their first amendment rights to freedom of speech.

Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeir (1988)

1st Amendment - freedom of speech - Ruling- schools can limit freedom of speech in school newspapers when what is written is inconsistent with the values of society.

Texas v. Johnson (1989)

1st Amendment - freedom of speech - Ruling- Burning the American flag is a form of symbolic speech, protected under the 1st Amendment

Leandro v. State of NC (1997)

School System Funding - Ruling- North Carolina was not meeting the educational needs of its poverty-stricken students; therefore funding of schools needed to be restructured so impoverished counties could provide access to a good education by recruiting better teachers, providing better resources, etc

Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)

14th Amendment - due process & equal protection
Ruling - Gay marriage is legal across all states with equal status.

North Carolina is "First In ________"

Delegates met in _________, North Carolina, and created the __________ _________ __________

Wilmington, First Provencal Congress

Women held a ___ ______ in Edenton in 1774

In 1775 the _________ ________ was written to dissolve throaty of the British in Charlotte

Mecklenburg Deceleration

The _________ resolves were written on the first colony for independence from Britain

North Carolina first rejected the U.S. _________, North Carolina wanted a ____ __ _____ to preserve the rights of the individual

Constitution, Bill Of Rights

The First North Carolina Constitution was created in the year ____

The Constitution begins with a _________

The Difference between the U.S. and the North Carolina Constitution was the emphasis on _______ guidance

Religious/Divine

Like the U.S. the North Carolina Constitution has a _____ of rights, Concurrent with the belief in ______ ____________, with means the power lies with the people

Bill, Popular Sovereignty

The Constitution also guaranties _______ __ _______, with power dived into different branches

Sereperation of powers

_______ and balances is when one branch makes sure the others are doing things right

Like the U.S. Constitution North Carolinions can change or _________ its Constitution

_________ males lost the right to vote

In 1868 all men over ___ could vote

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