Unit 1 - Foundations of American Government 1. What is the difference between a State and a Nation?
2. Explain the 4 Essential Features of a state?
3. Explain Locke’s idea of a social contract.
4. Define Natural Rights:
5. How did Rousseau and Montesquieu help shape America’s government?
6. Explain the difference between a limited government and an unlimited government. How does a constitutional government fit into this idea?
7. Explain the differences between a direct democracy and a republic.
8. How did the U.S. combine these two ideas into its own government?
9. Who was John Locke?
Explain the following Documents and their influence on American Government: 10. Magna Carta -
11. Petition of Rights -
12. English Bill of rights -
13. Mayflower Compact -
14. What country’s government did the colonial governments use as their model? (hint = it’s ironic)
15. Why were the colonists okay with being part of the British Empire until the mid-1700s? (what is the term for how the British treated them?)
16. Why did the American colonists feel that their taxes should be reduced after the French and Indian War?
17. Why was King George III unpopular in the colonies?
18. Explain “No taxation without representation.”
19. What book did Thomas Hobbes write and explain how he viewed society?
20. Explain the significance of each of the following: ·
French and Indian War –
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Albany Plan of Union –
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Stamp Act of 1765 –
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Sons of Liberty –
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Stamp Act Congress –
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Quartering Act of 1765-
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Boston Massacre –
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Committees of Correspondence –
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Boston Tea Party –
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Intolerable Acts –
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First Continental Congress –
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Concord and Lexington (April 19, 1775) –
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Second Continental Congress –
21. Explain the 3 parts and content of the Declaration of Independence.
22. What is the importance of the Declaration of Independence? (3 things)
23. Summarize how the government was organized under the Articles of Confederation.
24. List some major weaknesses and outcomes of the Articles of Confederation.
24. Explain what Shay’s Rebellion was and it’s significance:
26. What official power did the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention have?
24. Who was known as the “father of the Constitution”?
27. Explain the ideas of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans. Why were these two plans proposed?
28. What were the three components to the Great Compromise?
29. What did the delegates decide to do about the issue of slavery?
30. Who were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists?
31. What did the Federalists agree to do to get the support of the Anti-Federalists?
UNIT 2: STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT Essential question 1: HOW AND WHY IS POWER DISPERSED IN A FEDERAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT? (3.1) 1. How do each of the following contribute to the structure of the constitution? a. amendments (65)
b. popular sovereignty (65)
c. federalism (65)
d. separation of power (65)
e. checks and balances (65)
f. limited government (67)
g. judicial review (66)
2. how are montesquieu’s ideas reflected in our constitution?
3. What is the main purpose of the seven articles of the constitution? (775-788)
One:
Two:
Three:
Four:
Five:
Six:
Seven:
Essential question 2: HOW DOES THE SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES PREVENT THE ABUSE OF POWER? (checks and balances: 2.3, 3.1; congress: 5.1, 6.1; executive: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 9.1; judicial: 11.1, 11.3) 4. list the main qualifications, specific powers/duties, and structure of each of the government branches. a. judicial:
b. executive:
c. legislative:
5. refer to the chart on page 66 to fill in how checks and balances of the three branches. Judicial Judicial
Executive
legislative
executive
legislative
Essential question 3: HOW IS POWER SHARED BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (federalism) WHILE MAINTAINING POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY? (4.1, 4.2) 6. define and List examples of the powers each of the levels of government have. a. National (delegated): 1. Expressed:
2. implied:
3. Inherent:
b. state: 1. reserved: c. national and state: 1. concurrent:
7. how does full faith and credit affect state’s relationships?(103)
8. how does the supremacy clause affect state and federal disagreements? (97)
9. how did the supreme court play a key role in federalism in the following court cases? a. mcCulloch v. Maryland (102)
b. marbury v. Madison? (67, 73, 307-08)
Essential question 4: HOW DO THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND LATER AMENDMENTS PROTECT CIVIL RIGHTS/LIBERTIES OF U.S. CITIZENS? (3.3, 3.4, 13.2, 134.3, 13.4, 13.5, 14.5, 754-68) 10. what are the steps for amending the constitution? (pp. 76-77)
11. be able to recognize all of the amendments. 12. how do the five main components of the first amendment protect our civil rights/liberties? (chapter 13)
Essential question 5: HOW IS DUE PROCESS A FUNDAMENTAL SAFEGUARD FOR U.S. CITIZENS? (3.1, 14.3) 13. what is due process of law? (86, 426-27)
14. how is due process incorporated into the fifth and fourteenth amendments? (86, 356-57)
15. how does selective incorporation work with the fourteenth amendment? (see me)
16. how do amendments four-eight deals with the rights of the accused? (14.3) 17. How do the following Supreme Court cases deal with due process and the rights of the accused? a. plessy v. ferguson (309, 346, 408)
b. brown v board (310, 346, 409)
c. Gideon v wainwright (401)
d. Miranda v Arizona (403)
Essential question 6:COMPARE AND CONTRAST THE STRUCTURE OF STATE GOVERNMENTS WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. (4.1, 4.2, 23.1, 23.3, 23.4, 24) 18. what are the similarities and differences of both levels of government? state government federal government Structure
Qualifications
Leadership roles
Unit 3 Terms to Know 14.2 (pg 391) - Citizenship 1. Naturalization 2. Jus soil 3. Jus sanguinis 16.1 (pg 453) – Political Parties 4. Political party 5. Theocracy 6. Coalition government 7. Third party 8. Ideologies 9. Single-issue party 10. Ideological party 11. Splinter party 12. Single member district 13. Proportional representation 16.2 (pg 458) – Party Organization 14. Independent 15. Precinct 16. Ward 17. National convention 18. Patronage 16.3 (pg 464) – Nominating Candidates 19. Caucus 20. Boss 21. Closed primary and Open Primary 22. Plurality 23. Majority 24. Runoff primary (or just runoff) 25. Ticket 26. Platform 27. Plank 17.1 (pg 475) – Election Campaign 28. Campaign manager 29. Image 30. Political action committee 31. Soft money 32. Federal Election Commission (FEC) 17.2 (pg 481) – Expanded Voting Rights 33. Suffrage 34. 15th Amendment 35. 19th Amendment 36. 24th Amendment 37. 26th Amendment 38. Literacy Test 39. Poll Tax 40. Grandfather Clause 17.3 (pg 492) – Influence on Voters 41. Cross-pressured voter 42. Straight party ticket 43. Propaganda 44. Weak party voter 45. Strong party voter
46. 7 Types of Propaganda (pg 496) Other Words 47. Incumbent 48. Gerrymandering