Civics_Ch11_Study-Guide


 * Pennsylvania Civics – Chapter 11 The U.S. and the World**
 * Study Questions**

__Past Chapter Questions__
 * 1) What is the top responsibility of a citizen in Democracy?
 * 2) What is the naturalization process?
 * 3) Which document says we have life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness as inalienable rights?
 * 4) Which document created our first government?
 * 5) What date did the U.S. declare independence?
 * 6) What are 2 symbols of freedom?
 * 7) What is the purpose of government? (You could have several correct answers).
 * 8) E_ means same opportunity, f_ means justice, and l means freedom.
 * 9) What are the 3 levels of government?
 * 10) What are the 3 branches of government?
 * 11) What is the principle that each branch can’t abuse its power?
 * 12) What is the principle that there are three branches to divide power?
 * 13) What is the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional?
 * 14) Name a document that influenced the Constitution (there were several from Britain and colonies).
 * 15) We have a strong central government but the states have power too making us a f_ system.
 * 16) List the 5 freedoms in the first amendment.
 * 17) How has the right to vote changed over the years?
 * 18) What is one duty of citizens?
 * 19) What is one responsibility of citizens?
 * 20) Give an example of a legal search.
 * 21) What is the right someone on a trial has?
 * 22) What was formed from the Great Compromise?
 * 23) What is the job of the Legislative Branch?
 * 24) Who are your 2 U.S. Senators?
 * 25) Who is your U.S. Representative?
 * 26) Who is in charge of the House of Representatives?
 * 27) What building does Congress work in?
 * 28) What is the job of the Executive Branch?
 * 29) Who is President and Vice President?
 * 30) What are the 3 qualifications to be President?
 * 31) What is a legislative power of the President?
 * 32) What is the President’s role as head of the armed forces?
 * 33) What is the name of the President’s group of advisors?
 * 34) Who advises on military and national security? S of D_
 * 35) Who advises on legal matters? A G_
 * 36) Who advises on taxes and economics? S_ of the T
 * 37) Who advises on foreign policy? S_ of S_
 * 38) How is the President elected? E___ C___
 * 39) What building does the President live in?
 * 40) What building does the Defense Department work out of?
 * 41) What is the job of the Judicial Branch?
 * 42) What is the highest court in the land? S___ C__
 * 43) Who is the Chief Justice?
 * 44) What is the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional? J_ R_
 * 45) Who is your state representative? …state senator?
 * 46) Who is our governor? …Lt. Governor?
 * 47) Interest groups try to i_ policy and political parties try to m policy.
 * 48) A p election is when voters choose nominees from their party to run for office.
 * 49) The g election is when each party puts up a candidate to win the office.
 * 50) F law covers marriage, divorce, and protecting children.
 * 51) List 2 national holidays and what they commemorate.
 * 52) List 2 national symbols and what they commemorate.
 * 53) What is the private ownership of business and property?
 * 54) The U.S. has a m economy since there is p_ ownership but some g_ regulation.
 * 55) Cite one way there is government regulation:
 * 56) What is currency?

Chapter Questions__: Study questions from your book guide and notes.
 * 1) The plan a country has for interacting with other countries is f p
 * 2) Foreign aid is e_ a to another country.
 * 3) Group that works to maintain world peace is the U_ N_
 * 4) What event took place on December 7, 1941? Japan attacked P H_ in WWII.
 * 5) What alliance was formed by nations against communism and today still exists for defense? _ _ _ _
 * 6) The Cuban Missile Crisis was the closest the U.S. and USSR got to n war.
 * 7) Process of conducting negotiations between countries is d
 * 8) Which group is involved in foreign policy by gathering information on foreign countries? _ _ _
 * 9) Who is the chief foreign policy advisor of the president? S of S_
 * 10) Homeland Security formed to combat t
 * 11) Foreign policy has 4 goals. One is to maintain n_ s_
 * 12) Another is to support d
 * 13) A third is to promote w_ p_
 * 14) And a fourth is to provide a_ to p in n.
 * 15) Treaties are made by the and approved by the _
 * 16) Who has the power to declare war?
 * 17) President appoints _, or representatives in foreign countries.
 * 18) In the United Nations, the G A is the body that discusses, debates, and recommends solutions and the S_ C is the body responsible for peacekeeping.
 * 19) NAFTA stands for _ _
 * 20) NATO stands for  _
 * 21) Terrorists are individuals who use v_ to achieve p goals.
 * 22) Terror attacks on Sept. 11 hit the _ and _
 * 23) Fighting  trafficking is major foreign policy in Latin America.
 * 24) Conflict between I_ and P_ hardened relations in the Middle East.
 * 25) What ended the Cold War? ___

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