Government Benchmark Review

Types of Government Dictatorship Democracy

Anarchy = no government Types of Government Dictatorship One ruler Example cuba Democracy/Republic People have a say or voice in government Representative Democracy Direct Democracy Anarchy = no government

Give Examples of Each Duties Responsibilities

Give Examples of Each Duties Obey Laws School Draft Pay Taxes Serve in Court Responsibilities Be Informed Vote Volunteer Tolerant

Put the following events in chronological order Constitutional Convention Mayflower Compact House of Burgesses Articles of Confederation Shays’ Rebellion John Locke - Natural Rights Ideas Common Sense Declaration of Independence Revolutionary War Begins Ends Magna Carta Federalist Papers Bill of Rights

Put the following events in chronological order Magna Carta John Locke House of Burgesses Mayflower Compact Common Sense Revolutionary War Begins Declaration of Independence 8. Revolutionary War Ends 9. Articles of Confederation Shays’ Rebellion Constitutional Convention Federalist Papers Bill of Rights Signed the Constitution and we still use it as our government today.

Causes of Revolutionary War Long Term Causes Mercantilism Salutary Neglect Short Term Causes Stamp Act Tea Act Townsend Acts Quartering Act “No taxation without representation” Intolerable Act

List the Principles in Constitution Federalism Limited Government Popular Sovereignty Separation of Powers Checks & Balances Flexibility Rule of Law

Different Clauses “Necessary & Proper Clause” Elastic Clause Supremacy Clause Full Faith & Credit Clause No Establishment Clause Free Exercise Clause Santa Claus

Different Powers Enumerated Powers Delegated Powers Expressed Powers Reserved Powers Concurrent Powers Implied Powers Denied Powers

3 Branches of Government 3 Levels of Government Legislative Executive Judicial National Or Federal State Local

3 Branches of Government 3 Levels of Government Legislative (Make Laws) Executive (Enforce or Carry Out Laws) Judicial (Interpret Laws) National Or Federal Congress Senate House of Rep Committees President Vice President Cabinet Bureaucracy Supreme Court Appeals court District Court State General Assembly Governor 1996 Veto Power Lt. Governor Council of State State Supreme Court Local County Municipal City Council County Commissioner Mayor or Town Manager xxx Supremacy Clause makes the National Government higher in power than the State Governments. This clause was interpreted and reinforced by the court cases Gibbons v Ogden and McCulloch v Maryland.

Who can do what? Legislative Executive Judicial

Who can do what? Legislative Executive Judicial Make laws Declare War Coin Money Impeach Override (2/3rds) Post Office Regulate Commerce Punish Treason Approve Treaties and other acts of President Enforce Laws Send Troops Commander in Chief Make Treaties Appoint Officials (Ambassadors, Judges, and Cabinet Members) Veto Laws Executive Orders Pardon or Reprieve or Amnesty Interpret Laws Try Crimes Declare Laws Unconstitutional (Judicial Review)*

List Constitutional Amendments 1- 2- 4- 5- 6- 8- 10- 14- 15- 16- 19- 26-

List Constitutional Amendments 1- speech, press, religion, assembly petition 2- bear arms 4- search warrant 5- self-incrimination & double jeopardy 6- rights of accussed 8- cruel & unusual punishment 10- reserved powers for states 14- equal protection 15- minority’s right to vote 16- income tax 19- Women’s right to vote 26- lowered voting age to 18

Court System Decide if laws are constitutional Decide if trial was fair Decides innocent or guilty Hears cases first Prosecution, Jury, and Judge

List all Court Cases you know Marbury v Madison* Korematsu US v Nixon Miranda (rights) Gideon (lawyer)* Mapp v Ohio (4th) Schenck Tinker Hazelwood Brown v Board* Plessy v Fergusson Engle v Vitale Gibbons v Ogden McCulloch v Maryland Texas v Johnson Swann v Charlotte State Cases State v Mann Leandro Case