It is critical that you have a solid understanding of the vocabulary terms in each unit. Think of it as the foundation to your understanding of the bigger, more complicated civics concepts. It's like you wouldn't build a house without a concrete floor.... you wouldn't want to try to ace a civics test without first mastering the vocabulary terms. So, spend some time reviewing the terms! The Quizlet flashcards can be used to study (they even have games you can play). Start here when you begin studying for the unit assessment and then check out the study guides for each unit assessment!
Semester One
Unit 1: Citizenship
Unit 1 Quizlet flashcards 1. Alien/Resident 2. Citizen 3. Law of blood 4. Law of Soil 5. Naturalization 6. Civic participation 7. Common good 8. Immigrant 9. Rule of law 10. Summons
Unit 3: Forms of Government
Unit 3 Quizlet Flashcards 1. Federal 2. Confederal 3. Unitary 4. Parliamentary 5. Autocracy 6.Absolute monarchy 7. Communism 8. Direct democracy 9. Oligarchy 10. Representative democracy
Unit 4: Foundations of Government
Unit 4 Quizlet Flashcards 1. Consent of the governed 2. Natural Law 3. Natural rights 4. Separation of powers 5. Social contract 6. Assent 7. Grievance 8. Quartering of soldiers 9. Tyranny 10. Unalienable rights
Unit 5: Creating the U.S. Constitution
Unit 5 Quizlet Flashcards 1. Articles of Confederation 2. Constitutional Convention 3. Debt 4. Ratification 5. Shays' Rebellion 6.Common defense 7. General welfare 8. Ordain 9. Posterity 10. Preamble
Unit 7: Political Participation
Quizlet flashcards 1. Democratic Party 2. Political party 3. Republican Party 4. Third party 5. Two-party system 6. Communist Party 7. Libertarian Party 8. Platform 9. Political ad 10. Socialist Party
Unit 8: Monitoring Government
Quizlet flashcards 1. Attack ad 2. Bias 3. Propaganda 4. Public opinion 5. Symbolism 6.Endorsement 7. Interest group 8. Lobbyist 9. Political action committee (PAC) 10. Watchdog
Quizlet Flashcards 1. Cabinet 2. Judicial review 3. Jurisdiction 4. President pro tempore of the Senate 5. Speaker of the House 6. Appeal 7. Appellate court 8. Circuit court 9. County court 10. Trial court
Unit 12: Federalism
Quizlet Flashcards 1. Concurrent powers, 2. Division of power 3.Enumerated/expressed/delegated powers, 4. Reserved powers 5. Federalism 6. Florida Declaration of Rights 7. Supremacy clause 8. Constitution 9. Differentiate 10. Amendment
Unit 13: Constitutional Amendments
Quizlet Flashcards 1. Double jeopardy 2. Due process 3. Eminent domain 4. Right to Legal counsel 5. Unenumerated rights 6. Civil disobedience 7. Ex post facto 8. Habeas corpus 9. Independent judiciary 10. Suffrage
Unit 14: Impact of the Law
Quizlet Flashcards 1. Statutory law 2. Military law 3. Rights of the accused 4. Juvenile rights 5. Juvenile law 6. Miranda v. Arizona 7. Segregation 8. Case law 9. Constitutional law 10. Common law