Module Review Sheets with Terms and Concepts to Know
Module 1 Review Sheet: Terms and Concepts to Know
· Government
o The need for government
o Terms to know: government
· Origins of Modern Government
o Contributions of Ancient Greeks
o Contributions of Ancient Romans
o Birthplace of Western Civilization
o Western Europe
o Age of Absolutism
o Glorious Revolution
o French Revolution
o Terms to know: democracy, city-state, plebeians, patricians
· Types of Governments
o Definitions of the types
o Advantages and disadvantages of the types
o Examples of the types
o Terms to know: democracy, direct democracy, representative democracy, oligarchy, autocracy, monarchy, totalitarianism, dictatorship, nation-state
· Government Terms
o Terms to know: anarchy, checks and balances, confederation, federalism, limited government, popular sovereignty, republic, separation of power
Module 2 Review Sheet: Terms and Concepts to Know
· The Enlightenment
o Ideas of the Enlightenment era
o Political theories of the Enlightenment era and how they shaped our government
o People to know: John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Charles de Montesquieu, Sir Isaac Newton, Denis Diderot, Voltaire
· Declaration of Independence
o Major grievances against King George III
o Parts of Declaration of Independence
o Lexington and Concord
o Terms to know: First Continental Congress, Second Continental Congress, Common Sense, docent
o People to know: King George III, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston
· Articles of Confederation
o Overview of the Articles
o Weakness of the Articles
o Shay’s Rebellion
· Ratification of the Constitution
o Constitutional Convention
o Federalists vs Anti- Federalists
o Terms to know: ratify, Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Critical Period
· The Constitution
o Preamble- purposes of government
o Articles 1-7- structure of government, “body”
o Amendments- 1-27
o Bill of Rights
o People to know: James Madison
· Branches of Government
o Name
o Location
o Overview
· Checks and Balances
o Purpose
o Examples
· Federalism
o Terms to know: federalism, confederation, unitary system
o Hurricane Katrina
o Federal, state, and local laws
Module 3 Review Sheet: Terms and Concepts to Know
· Judicial Branch
o Supreme Court
o Supreme Court Justices
o Court of Appeals
o District Court
o Civil law vs Criminal Law
o Grand Jury vs Petit Jury
o Judiciary Act of 1789
· State and Local Courts
o Original jurisdiction
o County Courts
o Circuit Courts
o District Court of Appeals
o State Supreme Court
· Supreme Court
o Term
o Nomination process
o Terms to know: appellate jurisdiction, opinion, dissenting opinion, original jurisdiction, “rule of four,” judicial review
o People to know: Supreme Court Justices, Chief Justice John Marshall
· Bill of Rights
o Purpose
o Rights and Freedoms
o Amendments 1-10
o Tinker vs Des Moines
o Tinker Standard
· Jury Duty
o Amendment 6 & 7
o Jury selection
o Terms to know- civic duty, voir dire
· Amendments to the Constitution
o Article 5
o Amendments 11-27
o Terms to know: abolition, women’s suffrage
· Civil Rights
o 14th amendment
o Brown vs. Board of Education
o Civil Rights Act of 1964
o Americans with Disabilities Act
o Terms to know: segregation, sit-in, freedom ride, bus boycott
o People to know: Rosa Parks, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr
· Civil Liberties and the Patriot Act
o Civil liberties- examples
o Patriot Act- reasons, debate surrounding
o Terms to know: habeas corpus, ACLU
Module 4 Review Sheet: Terms and Concepts to Know
· Legislative Branch
o House of Representatives- members, duties, term, qualifications
o Senate- members, duties, term, qualifications
o Terms to know: bicameralism
· Powers of Congress
o Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
o Similarities and differences of power in the House and Senate
Module 3 Review Sheet
· Congressional elections
o Terms of office for the House of Representative and the Senate
o Qualifications for becoming a member of Congress
o Terms to know: incumbent, gerrymandering, redistricting
· Political parties
o Differences between Democrats and Republicans
o Terms to know: political party, third party, primary, caucus, two-party system
· Interest groups
o Types of interest groups
o Purpose of interest groups
o Terms to know: lobby, political action committees (PAC)
· Representing the people
o Why we should take an active role in government
o How should we take an active role in government
· Elected officials
o How to monitor elected officials
o Why we should monitor elected officials
o Constituent services
· How a bill becomes a law
o Process from idea to the President
o Why we should monitor elected officials
o Terms to know: bill, sponsor, veto
Module 5 Review: Key Terms and Concepts to Know
Executive Branch
o Qualifications to become President
o Duties of a President
o Electoral College
o Purpose and members of the Presidential Cabinet
o President’s relationship with the media
Policy making
o Examples of foreign policy
o Examples of domestic policy
o Examples of economic policy
o Terms to know: policy, UN, NATO, isolationism, laissez-faire economics, Keynesian economics, deficit spending, trickle-down theory
Impeachment
o Process
o Watergate scandal
o Presidents who have been impeached
o Terms to know: impeachment
Module 6 Review: Key Terms and Concepts to Know
State Government and Local Government
o structure
o Powers of the state vs. federal government
o Concurrent powers
o Role of Direct Democracy
o Primary purpose of city government
o Services provided by local government
o Terms to know: concurrent powers, direct democracy, initiative, referendum, recall
Citizenship
o Naturalization process
o Rights and Responsibilities of citizens
o Terms to know: naturalization, Fourteenth Amendment, right, responsibility, alien, dual citizenship, jus sanguinis, jus soli, National, naturalization, refugee, right of expatriation
Voting
o Requirements, how to register, why it’s important
o Terms to know: Fifteenth Amendment, Nineteenth Amendment, Twenty-sixth Amendment
American Symbols
o Greatest symbol of America and why?
· Government
o The need for government
o Terms to know: government
· Origins of Modern Government
o Contributions of Ancient Greeks
o Contributions of Ancient Romans
o Birthplace of Western Civilization
o Western Europe
o Age of Absolutism
o Glorious Revolution
o French Revolution
o Terms to know: democracy, city-state, plebeians, patricians
· Types of Governments
o Definitions of the types
o Advantages and disadvantages of the types
o Examples of the types
o Terms to know: democracy, direct democracy, representative democracy, oligarchy, autocracy, monarchy, totalitarianism, dictatorship, nation-state
· Government Terms
o Terms to know: anarchy, checks and balances, confederation, federalism, limited government, popular sovereignty, republic, separation of power
Module 2 Review Sheet: Terms and Concepts to Know
· The Enlightenment
o Ideas of the Enlightenment era
o Political theories of the Enlightenment era and how they shaped our government
o People to know: John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Charles de Montesquieu, Sir Isaac Newton, Denis Diderot, Voltaire
· Declaration of Independence
o Major grievances against King George III
o Parts of Declaration of Independence
o Lexington and Concord
o Terms to know: First Continental Congress, Second Continental Congress, Common Sense, docent
o People to know: King George III, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston
· Articles of Confederation
o Overview of the Articles
o Weakness of the Articles
o Shay’s Rebellion
· Ratification of the Constitution
o Constitutional Convention
o Federalists vs Anti- Federalists
o Terms to know: ratify, Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Critical Period
· The Constitution
o Preamble- purposes of government
o Articles 1-7- structure of government, “body”
o Amendments- 1-27
o Bill of Rights
o People to know: James Madison
· Branches of Government
o Name
o Location
o Overview
· Checks and Balances
o Purpose
o Examples
· Federalism
o Terms to know: federalism, confederation, unitary system
o Hurricane Katrina
o Federal, state, and local laws
Module 3 Review Sheet: Terms and Concepts to Know
· Judicial Branch
o Supreme Court
o Supreme Court Justices
o Court of Appeals
o District Court
o Civil law vs Criminal Law
o Grand Jury vs Petit Jury
o Judiciary Act of 1789
· State and Local Courts
o Original jurisdiction
o County Courts
o Circuit Courts
o District Court of Appeals
o State Supreme Court
· Supreme Court
o Term
o Nomination process
o Terms to know: appellate jurisdiction, opinion, dissenting opinion, original jurisdiction, “rule of four,” judicial review
o People to know: Supreme Court Justices, Chief Justice John Marshall
· Bill of Rights
o Purpose
o Rights and Freedoms
o Amendments 1-10
o Tinker vs Des Moines
o Tinker Standard
· Jury Duty
o Amendment 6 & 7
o Jury selection
o Terms to know- civic duty, voir dire
· Amendments to the Constitution
o Article 5
o Amendments 11-27
o Terms to know: abolition, women’s suffrage
· Civil Rights
o 14th amendment
o Brown vs. Board of Education
o Civil Rights Act of 1964
o Americans with Disabilities Act
o Terms to know: segregation, sit-in, freedom ride, bus boycott
o People to know: Rosa Parks, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr
· Civil Liberties and the Patriot Act
o Civil liberties- examples
o Patriot Act- reasons, debate surrounding
o Terms to know: habeas corpus, ACLU
Module 4 Review Sheet: Terms and Concepts to Know
· Legislative Branch
o House of Representatives- members, duties, term, qualifications
o Senate- members, duties, term, qualifications
o Terms to know: bicameralism
· Powers of Congress
o Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
o Similarities and differences of power in the House and Senate
Module 3 Review Sheet
· Congressional elections
o Terms of office for the House of Representative and the Senate
o Qualifications for becoming a member of Congress
o Terms to know: incumbent, gerrymandering, redistricting
· Political parties
o Differences between Democrats and Republicans
o Terms to know: political party, third party, primary, caucus, two-party system
· Interest groups
o Types of interest groups
o Purpose of interest groups
o Terms to know: lobby, political action committees (PAC)
· Representing the people
o Why we should take an active role in government
o How should we take an active role in government
· Elected officials
o How to monitor elected officials
o Why we should monitor elected officials
o Constituent services
· How a bill becomes a law
o Process from idea to the President
o Why we should monitor elected officials
o Terms to know: bill, sponsor, veto
Module 5 Review: Key Terms and Concepts to Know
Executive Branch
o Qualifications to become President
o Duties of a President
o Electoral College
o Purpose and members of the Presidential Cabinet
o President’s relationship with the media
Policy making
o Examples of foreign policy
o Examples of domestic policy
o Examples of economic policy
o Terms to know: policy, UN, NATO, isolationism, laissez-faire economics, Keynesian economics, deficit spending, trickle-down theory
Impeachment
o Process
o Watergate scandal
o Presidents who have been impeached
o Terms to know: impeachment
Module 6 Review: Key Terms and Concepts to Know
State Government and Local Government
o structure
o Powers of the state vs. federal government
o Concurrent powers
o Role of Direct Democracy
o Primary purpose of city government
o Services provided by local government
o Terms to know: concurrent powers, direct democracy, initiative, referendum, recall
Citizenship
o Naturalization process
o Rights and Responsibilities of citizens
o Terms to know: naturalization, Fourteenth Amendment, right, responsibility, alien, dual citizenship, jus sanguinis, jus soli, National, naturalization, refugee, right of expatriation
Voting
o Requirements, how to register, why it’s important
o Terms to know: Fifteenth Amendment, Nineteenth Amendment, Twenty-sixth Amendment
American Symbols
o Greatest symbol of America and why?
