Name: U.S. History I
Date: Mr. Melhorn
Period:
Review for Unit II Citizenship, Elections, Public Opinion, and Local Government
1. To be a natural born U.S. citizen, you must be…
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2. Define Naturalization-
3. In order to begin the process of Naturalization, for how long must you be a U.S. resident if you NOT married to a U.S. citizen?
-how about if you are married to a U.S. citizen?
4. What are the five steps in the Process of Naturalization?
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5. What are the three qualifications for voting in the U.S.?
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6. Finish this sentence, in order to find out how many electoral college votes a state has, you add together their .
7. How many Electoral College Votes will Pennsylvania have in 2012?
8. What state has the most Electoral College votes?
9. What two states split up their Electoral College votes?
10. How much total money had been spent in the 2008 Election by all of the presidential candidates in the election?
11. How much had been spent the all of the candidates in the 2008 election, including all positions, even House and Senate?
12. What role is media supposed to have politically?
13. What channels prove to us that media does not always keep this promise and what parties do these channels back?
14. What is the purpose for the existence of an interest group?
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15. What are some of the main initiatives of the National Rifle Association?
16. Name two initiatives of the AARP.
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17. The UAW fights against…
18. The AFL-CIO is the nation’s largest , holding 13 million in membership.
19. What would the AFL-CIO and Teamsters want for their members?
20. The NEA donates money to politicians so that…
21. What does Emily’s Listdonate money for?
22. Name 7 major powers/duties of Local Government.
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23. What group serves as the Legislative Branch of our CountyGovernment?
24. Who is responsible for prosecuting those who violate laws within the county?
25. What is the term for the individual responsible for County documents such as deeds and mortgages?
26. What is the term for the administrator of all legal documents in criminal and juvenile courts?
27. What is the term for the administrator of all legal documents in a civil court?
28. What is the term for the chief executive of a city or borough?
29. What is the term for the individual who is the legal advisor to the Council of a city or borough?
30. What individual investigates the causes of accidental deaths, unexplained deaths, or homicides and suicides within the County?
31. Who is the elected official responsible for keeping records of Wills and Estates, along with delivering the will to the family in the case of a death?
32. Who are our three CountyCommissioners?
33. Who is our District Attorney?
34. Who is our City Mayor?
35. Who is the Dallastown Borough Mayor?
36. What is the term for regulations upon land property within the city, borough, or township?
37. How does the local government within Georgetown keep the historic district from becoming modernized?
38. What do property “setbacks” prevent in a suburban community?
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