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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

CRES B Review Sheet

CRES B Exam Review

Part 1 - Foundations of Government
1.    Articles of Confederation
2.    Declaration of Independence
3.    U.S. Constitution
4.    Bill of Rights:
5.    Autocracy
6.    Oligarchy
7.    Monarchy
8.    Dictatorship
9.    confederacy
10.  democracy
a.    Direct Democracy
b.    Indirect/Representative democracy (Republic)
11.  federal system
12.  unitary system
Economic Systems
13.  capitalism
14.  communism
15.  socialism
16.  command economy
17.  market economy
18.  mixed-market economy
19.  traditional economy

Part 2 - The Constitution
  1. Define bicameral.
  2. checks and balances
  3. federalism
  4. judicial review
  5. limited government
  6. popular sovereignty
  7. rule of law
  8. separation of government
  9. Describe 3 weaknesses of  the Articles of Confederation. (45)
  10. Describe the difference between a federalist and an anti-federalist. (56)
  11. What did the federalists add to the Constitution to appease the antifederalists? (Notes)
  12. Which 2 amendments in the Bill of Rights really put the antifederalists’ concerns at ease by protecting the rights of people and states? (Notes)

Part 3 - The Legislative Branch
  1. Identify the two houses of Congress, and give their respective membership. (How many members each?) (272)
  2. List 5 examples of Congress’ enumerated powers in Article I, Section 8. (763-765)
  3. Explain what implied powers are, or how they are different from the enumerated powers.
  4. What are enumerated/expressed powers?
  5. Ex post facto law:
  6. Bills of attainder:
  7. Writ of habeas corpus:
  8. List 3 qualifications each to be a member of the House of Reps and the Senate. (272 & 277)
  9. Define census, reapportionment, redistricting, and gerrymandering. (Glossary, Notes, …)
  10. What is a filibuster? (Glossary/Vocab)

Part 4 - The Executive Branch
  1. List the two titles/heads of the executive branch at both the national and state level.
  2. List 3 of the powers of the President as stated in Article II, Section 2. The veto power is not one of them. The veto power is stated in Article I. (767-768)
  3. Identify 3 of the roles of the President and give 1 example of a function in that role. (354-355)
  4. Identify the first 3people to succeed the President if he/she is unable to fulfill their duties. (359)
  5. Place the corresponding amendment with the correct summary of that amendment. (776-779)
  6. Give 3 similar powers and 3 different powers of the executive branches at the state and national level. (PowerPoint Notes, internet)

Part 5 - The Judicial Branch
  1. Define jurisdiction and give one example. (508-509)
  2. Give one example each of a court case that would be held in a State District Court and a Federal/Federal District Court. (chart on 508)
  3. Who appoints Supreme Court Judges and who confirms/approves the appointments? (509)
  4. Define precedent. (Glossary)
  5. Identify the precedent set in the 1803 case of Marbury v. Madison. (Vocab 1B, 518, 519, 802)
  6. Identify 2 of the 3 precedents set in the 1819 case of McCulloch v. Maryland. (Vocab 1B, 95, 739, 740, 802)

Part 6 - Local and State Governments
  1. Define the terms demographics, Smart Growth, eminent domain, and urban sprawl. (Notes, Vocabulary, …)
  2. Define concurrent powers and list 3. (93)
  3. Define reserved powers and list 3. (92-93)

Supreme Court Cases
1         Marbury v. Madison
2         McCulloch v. Maryland
3         Tinker v. Des Moines
4         New Jersey v. T.L.O.
5         Gideon v. Wainwright
6         Miranda v. Arizona
7         Plessy v. Ferguson
8         Brown v. Board of Ed.

Amendments
9         1st Amendment
10      4th Amendment
11      5th Amendment
12      6th Amendment
13      7th Amendment
14      8th Amendment
15      9th Amendment
16      10th Amendment
17      14th Amendment
Amendments Continued
18      14th Amendment
19      15th Amendment
20      19th Amendment
21      20th Amendment
22      22nd Amendment
23      23rd Amendment
24      24th Amendment
25      26th Amendment

Unit 4A: Civil Liberties
26      civil liberties
27      clear and present danger
28      defamation
29      establishment clause
30      free exercise clause
31      incorporation
32      libel
33      petition
34      prior restraint
35      pure speech
36      seditious speech
37      Selective Services
38      slander
39      symbolic speech

Unit 4B: Civil & Criminal Law
40      civil law
41      criminal law
42      defendant
43      due process
44      exclusionary rule
45      felony
46      grand jury
47      habeas corpus
48      indictment
49      misdemeanor 
50      petit jury
51      plaintiff
52      plea bargain
53      precedent
54      preponderance of the evidence
55      presumption of innocence
56      probable cause
57      prosecutor
58      reasonable doubt
59      subpoena
60      tort
61      warrant

Unit 4C: Civil Rights

62      Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
63      affirmative action
64      civil rights
65      Civil Rights Act of 1964
66      equal protection clause
67      Higher Education Act/ (Title IX, 1972)
68      Voting Restrictions: poll tax, lit. test, grandfather clause

69      Voting Rights Act 1965
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