CRES A review sheet

Government

CRES A Review Guide

·         Identify and describe founding documents including the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, Constitution and Bill of Rights.

o   Declaration of Independence:

o   Articles Of Confederation

o   Constitution

o   Bill of Rights:

·         Compare the advantages and disadvantages of political systems including:

Political System	Advantages	Disadvantages
unitary
confederate
federal

Compare the characteristics and advantages/disadvantages of democratic (limited) governments vs. authoritarian (unlimited) governments.

Political System	Advantages	Disadvantages
Constitutional Monarchy
Representative Democracy
Direct Democracy
Absolute Monarch
Oligarchy
Autocracy

Brennan, Govt.

·         Identify and provide real world examples of the principals of the US Constitution.

Popular Sovereignty
Limited Government
Federalism
Judicial Review
Checks and Balances
Separation of Powers

·         Evaluate the arguments for and against the ratification of the US Constitution and explain the resolution of the ratification debates.

Federalists	Argument:	Resolution
Anti-Federalists	Argument:

·         Discuss the limitations on government power that were contained within the original document including and how each served to limit the power of the national government.

Limit of Power:	What does it prevent?
Writ of Habeas Corpus
no religious tests for office
no bills of attainder
strict definition of treason
no ex post facto laws

·         Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Articles of Confederation
Strengths	Weaknesses

·         Evaluate the impact of Supreme Court decisions on the powers of the national government

Court Case	Impact on National Government
McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison

·         Analyze the principle of Judicial Review and its impact on the power of the Supreme Court.

Judicial Review Definition	Impact on Supreme Court	Court Case

·         Diagram the structure of the national and state court system.

 

                                          National Court System                                                                                         State Court System

·         Compare original and appellate jurisdiction and identify courts for either or both.

Jurisdiction and Definition	Courts (state and national)
Original Jurisdiction:   Appellate Jurisdiction

·         Identify and describe the powers of the Executive branch of government both federal and state.

Office	Powers
State Executive:
Federal Executive:

·         Evaluate the roles of the president as they relate to the powers of the Executive outlined in the Constitution.

Role “Hat” of the President	Powers

·         Trace the evolution of national Executive power over time including the use of Executive Orders, Amendments to the Constitution and national legislation.

Power	How has it evolved (changed) over time?
Executive Orders
Constitutional Amendments
Powers of National Legislative Branch

2B essay topic

2B Assessment BCR: Explain how a government official can be impeached. You need to include the following information:

1)      What kind of action an official must do to be considered for impeachment

2)      The two chambers involved and their individual roles

3)      Two examples of government officials who were impeached that we discussed in class.

4)      What principle of the constitution impeachment illustrates.

2b Review Sheet

2B Review sheet

Do executive orders have the same effect as law? Do they need Senate approval?

2.       What is a bureaucracy?

3.       What is Smart Growth?

4.       What is an urban sprawl?

5.       What is infrastructure?

6.       What is the greatest power of the president?

7.       What is the 22^nd amendment?

8.       What is the 25^th amendment?

9.       What is the role of the chief diplomat?

10.   What is the role of the commander in chief?

11.   What is the role of the chief legislature?

12.   What is the State of the Union address?

13.   What is the Oath of Office and when does it take place?

14.   What is the Electoral College and what do they?

15.   What is the “winner takes all system?”

16.   Who heads the Department of Justice?

17.   Who is in charge of advising the president on foreign policy?

18.   How does Congress “check” the president?

19.   Who is responsible for overseeing everything related to military service of the United States?

20.   Lying under oath while in court is called:                                                                                                               

21.   Know the four steps to the white house AFTER the primary elections

22.   Two roles of the Cabinet members.

23.   Who controls the state police and National Guard, prepares the state budget, approves or rejects bills passed by the General Assembly and develops state policy?

1B Test

As promised, both the BCR topic and the 1B review sheet for your test tomorrow

BCR:   We studied the six principles of the constitution (Popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, and federalism.) In five or six sentences, choose the three that you believe best promote democracy. EXPLAIN WHY!!! DO NOT JUST DEFINE THE WORD, BUT GIVE DETAILS AS YOU WHY YOU THINK IT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT!!!!!  

1B Review Sheet

What is federalism?

What is the main purpose of the Bill of Rights (also called First 10 Amendments)?

Describe the structure of the national government under the Articles of Confederation

What is a similarity between the United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence? What is the MAJOR difference?

What event caused many Americans to want a strong national government?

What says the US Constitution is the highest law of the land?

Who believed that man was born with the natural right to life, liberty, and property? (Unalienable rights)

What helped push through the ratification of the Constitution?

What are powers that belong to both the state and federal governments?

What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

Which political philosopher believed you could overthrow the government?

What are powers that belong to the state governments?

What was America’s first National written form of government?

Why did the smaller states want the New Jersey plan?

Why was the Magna Carta important because?

What elevated the Supreme Court to the status balancing the powers of the other branches?

Why do we have a system of checks and balances?

What are powers that are delegated to the national government by the Constitution?

What is a Bill of Attainder?

Know powers belonging to state governments and national governments (ones we highlighted in class)

What is judicial review?

What is the Supremacy Clause?

Branches of Govt Poster Tour

HSA Review 1

Unit One: Foundations of Government

SELECTED RESPONSE

Directions: Select the response that best completes the question.  Start by crossing out the possible response you know to be wrong.  Then circle the response you believe to be correct. (5 minutes.)

1. Which of these is most often encouraged by government in a command economy?
1. National production goals
2. Inherited occupational roles
3. Private ownership of property
4. Competition between businesses

2. Which of these is most associated with an authoritarian government?

f.        The legislative process is slow

g.        Freedom of expression is valued

h.       Government leaders have absolute power

j.         Elections for government offices are conducted fairly

3. Which of these types of government allows citizens to have the greatest amount of political influence

1. Dictatorship
2. Direct democracy
3. Absolute monarchy
4. Oligarchy

4.  In 1847 Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote the Communist Manifesto, which predicted the fall of capitalism.  Read the excerpt below

“The modern working-class developed a class of laborers who live only so long as they find work, and who find work only so long as their labor increases capital.”

~from the Communist Manifesto

 According to the excerpt above, Marx and Engels believed that capitalism

f.        Restricted the economic freedom of employers

g.        Discouraged competition among business

h.       Failed to ensure the quality of goods produced

f.       Failed to protect the basic rights of workers

SYSTEMS OF GOVERNMENT

 Directions: Use your resources to complete the chart. (8 minutes)

Systems	Power resides where?
Unitary
Federal
Confederate

FORMS OF GOVERNMENT

Directions: Work with a partner to complete the following chart. (15 minutes)

Form of government	Definition	Protect Freedoms: Yes/No
Autocracy/Authoritarian
Democracy (Direct and Representative/Indirect)
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Dictatorship

ECONOMIC SYSTEMS

 

Directions: Draw lines matching the economic system with the correct definition and the correct real-life example. (5 minutes)

System Communism Socialism Capitalism

Definition An economic system providing free choice and individual incentive for workers, investors, consumers, and business enterprises An economic system in which the central government directs all major economic decisions An economic system in which the government owns the basic means of production, distributes the products and wages, and provides social services such as health care and welfare

Real-life example   China/ Cuba  (Communism)         Canada/ France (Socialism)   United States/ Japan (Capitalism

ECONOMIC TERMS

Directions:  Use your glossary to define the following terms.  Include a real-life example. (8 minutes)

Free Market (Free Enterprise) –

Traditional –

Command Economy –

Mixed Economy – An economy in which the government regulates certain aspects of private enterprise, US – can’t build your own nuclear reactor.

 

FOUR PURPOSES OF GOVERNMENT

Directions: Work with a partner to complete the following chart. (8 minutes)

Purpose of Government	Explanation	Real-Life Example
Maintain Social Order		Police, National Guard
Make Economic Decisions	Fiscal and Monetary Policy
National Security
Provide Public Services		Education

EUROPEAN PHILOSOPHERS

Directions: Match the philosopher with his major contribution to political thought. (5 minutes) Write the letter in the spot by the name.

A. Philosopher who amended the social contract adding the concept of natural rights and the ability to rebel against an unfair government in his book Two Treatises on Government B. Philosopher who commented on the concept of separation of powers, into separate branches, of government in his book On the Spirit of Laws C. Philosopher who developed the idea of a social contract theory of government (people give up some rights/freedoms to government for protection) in his book Leviathan D. Philosopher who championed ideas of equality

Thomas Hobbes          _______ John Locke                  _______ Jean Jacque Rousseau _______ 4.       Baron de Montesquieu_______

 

PRINCIPLES OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

Directions: STUDY.

1. All men are created equal
2. They posses certain rights
3. Purpose of government is to protect these rights
4. The government gets their power from the people
5. People can rebel if needs not met (public order, public services, national security, and economic policy)

WEAKNESSES OF THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION

Directions: Complete the chart with a partner. (10 minutes)

Weaknesses of the AoC	Explain why this is a problem
No Power to tax
No power to regulate trade -interstate and foreign
No Power to Enforce Laws
9/13 states needed to ratify law
13/13 states needed to amend AoC
No Judicial Branch
No Executive Branch

PRINCIPLES OF THE US CONSTITUTION Directions: Define the following terms. (10 minutes)

1.      Federalism –

2.      Separation of Powers –

3.      Judicial Review –

4.      Checks and Balances –

5.      Popular Sovereignty –

6.      Limited Government – 

HSA Tools

Below is a great link for HSA practice. Click on different headings and find "HSA Released Items"

http://mdk12.org/instruction/clg/government/goal3.html


HSA Practice Tests:   http://apps.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/hsaprep/selection.aspx?email=kerianne@yaho#

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