Civics Unit 2 Study Guide PDF

Study Guide Civics Unit 2 ★ Be able to define the following vocabulary: Founding Principles The Creator-endowed inalienable rights of the people Structure of government Separation of powers Checks and balances Representative governm...

Study Guide Civics Unit 2 ★ Be able to define the following vocabulary: Founding Principles The Creator-endowed inalienable rights of the people Structure of government Separation of powers Checks and balances Representative government Rule of Law Equal Justice under the law Private property rights Federalism Due process Bill of Rights Magna Carta Iroquois Confederacy Mayflower Compact Articles of Confederation Declaration of Independence United States Constitution NC Constitution Supreme Court decisions Individual rights ★ What does ‘E pluribus unum’ translate to? What does it mean? ★ Who are American citizens? Which amendment speaks of this? (psstt…its the 14th) ★ Know the naturalization process. ★ Define Expatriation and Denaturalization. ★ Four functions of government and 3 levels of government ★ Types of Democratic governments ★ What are the principles of American Democracy? ★ Know the duties and responsibilities of citizens ★ What was the significance of Savannah, Georgia in the 1700s? ★ Virginia House of Burgesses ★ Mayflower Compact (Know the who, what when, where) ★ Albany Plan of Union ★ What is Mercantilism? ★ Explain the French and Indian War. ★ Treaty of Paris ★ Proclamation of 1763 ★ Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Quartering Act (Also know that these were Acts of Protest) ★ What year was the Boston Massacre and who was involved in the massacre? ★ Know the significance of the Boston Tea Party. ★ 1st Continental Congress; 2nd Continental Congress ★ “Shot Heard Round the World”: Know the battles of the Revolutionary War ★ Who was Thomas Paine? What was he known for and who was he? ★ What was established during the 2nd Continental Congress? ★ Know details about the Declaration of Independence as discussed in the notes. ★ Who were the Loyalists and Patriots? ★ Know the advantages and disadvantages of the Revolutionary War for both, the US and Great Britain ★ Know the significance of the Battle of Saratoga and the Treaty of Paris. ★ What is the US Constitution? ★ Know Popular Sovereignty, Limited Government, Separation of Powers, and Federalism. ★ Checks and Balances ★ Who wrote the US Constitution? ★ What were the Articles of Confederation? ★ What problems stemmed from the AoC? ★ Why was AoC written? Be able to identify these reasons. ★ When was the Constitution written? Where? What was the intent? ★ Know the differences between the Virginia Plan, NJ Plan, and Great Compromise? ★ Who are Federalists? Anti-Federalists? Know the differences between the two. ★ Know the structure of the Constitution. ★ What was the ex post facto clause? Provide an example. ★ What was the Necessary & Proper/Elastic Clause? Provide an example. ★ Name 5 other important amendments aside from the Bill of Rights.