L3 Civics Final Exam ReviewName:______
Terms/Vocabulary
Chapters 8-9: The Presidency
line of succession (4 places)
Electoral College
popular vote vs. electoral vote
inauguration
cabinet
mandate
War Powers Act
executive order
amnesty
pardon
reprieve
treaty vs. executive agreement
executive privilege
U.S. v. Nixon
veto vs. line-item veto
State of the Union
importance of opinion polls
Chapter 10: Executive Branch Depts.
State Department
ambassador
embassy
Department of Defense
FBI vs. CIA
FCC (p. 374)
NASA
FDIC
IRS
bureaucracy/”red tape”
spoils system
merit system/Civil Service
Pendleton Act
Hatch Act
whistleblower
power of the purse
Chapter 17 Sec 2: ElectionsVoting Rights
suffrage
grandfather clause
literacy test
poll tax
Amendments 13-15
Amendment 19 + suffragettes
Amendment 26
Voting Rights Acts
Chapters11, 12, 15: Judicial Branch
jurisdiction (original vs. appellate)
judicial review
unconstitutional
nullify
civil case
criminal case
district court
appeals court
Supreme Court
subpoena
marshal
court martial
remand/uphold/overturn
precedent
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board
Marbury v. Madison
Roe v. Wade
Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
majority opinion, concurring opinion
dissenting opinion
swing vote
writ of certiorari
amicus brief
impartial vs. bias
liberal vs. conservative vs. moderate
Chapters 11, 12,15: Judicial Branch
misdemeanor
felony
petit jury vs. grand jury
indict/indictment
allege/allegation
bail
plea/plea bargain
verdict
acquit/acquittal
hung jury
perjury
presumption of innocence
plaintiff/defendant
Chapters 3.4, 13-14, 15.4: Citizens’ Rights
amendment
Bill of Rights
militia and the right to bear arms
warrant
probable cause
double jeopardy
due process
eminent domain
Miranda Rights (Miranda v. Arizona)
cruel and unusual punishment
establishment clause
free exercise clause
pure speech vs. symbolic speech
defamatory speech
slander vs. libel
prior restraint and censorship
federalism
habeas corpus
Chapter 14, Secs. 3-4: Civil Rights
equality
civil rights
discrimination
reverse discrimination
affirmative action & quotas
Martin Luther King, Jr./civil rights movement
sit-in
Jim Crow laws
segregation vs. integration
14th Amendment (equal protection)
Title IX
Chapter 14 Secs 1-2: Citizenship & Immigration
immigration policy and power
amnesty
citizen vs. alien
refugee
naturalization
jus soli
jus sanguinis
expatriate
Key topics: 1)Presidential powers + qualifications, 2)Executive Branch,3)Judicial Branch, 4)Civil Rights + Civil Rights Movement, 5) Voting/voting rights, 6)Bill of Rights/Citizens’ Rights, 7)Citizenship + Immigration
Questions
What are the three qualifications to become president?
How long is the term of election for a president? What is the maximum time a person can be elected by voters to serve as president?
What are the leadership qualities voters expect in a president?
How is the president involved in the lawmaking process?
What are the different roles (powers & duties) of the president (7 roles)?
Explain how the War Powers Act limited the president’s ability to send troops into battle.
The approval of most of the president’s appointments are made by the ______.
Explain the function of the president’s cabinet.
Which department oversees our country’s ambassadors and sends them to embassies in other countries?
Which executive department is the largest and why?
What does the CIA do?What does the FBI do?
What does the IRS do? What is the most important date for citizens in dealing with the IRS?
What are these presidents known for? Name the major accomplishments of the following presidents:
Franklin D. Roosevelt (pp. 248, 590-1)
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush vs. Al Gore, 2000 election (p. 342)
Nixon-Kennedy debates (see p. 528)
Barack Obama
How do presidents use opinion polls?
How did the Civil Rights movement change American society and the government?
What are the differences between district courts and appeals courts?
What types of cases are heard in state courts vs. federal courts?
Explain how the U.S. Supreme Court is different than other courts.
Explain how judges use legal precedent to help them decide cases.
How long are federal judges appointed for? Why?
Explain reasons why federal judges usually stay impartial on issues.
How do presidents usually select U.S. Supreme Court justices when a vacancy arises?
How are juries kept impartial and unbiased?
What are the differences between civil and criminal cases?
What was/is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
What are the rights guaranteed by the 1st Amendment?
Why was the right to remain silent included in the 5th Amendment?
When citizens are arrested, explain what process has to be followed, including Miranda Rights.
What did Thomas Jefferson mean by a “wall of separation between church and state?”
Explain how our rights are limited (focus on Amendments 1, 2 and 4).
Know your amendments: 1-10, 14, 15, 19, 22, 26, 27
Amendment 15 allowed African American men the right to vote, but what happened 1870’s-1960’s?
How did the civil rights movement + Brown v. Board decision change America and its interpretation of Am #14?
How does one gain citizenship? How does on lose citizenship?
How does our government set immigration policy (branches)? What are the pro’s & cons of immigration?
Explain how the system of checks and balances involves all three branches in detail (focus on laws).
What lessons have you learned in our civics class that hopefully will make you a better and more involved citizen? (Also refer to citizens’ duties vs. responsibilities, p. 355 + pp. 395-397).