Unit 1: Foundations of American Government

  1. John Locke-
  2. Jean Jacques Rousseau-
  3. Baron de Montesquieu-
  4. Social contract theory-
  5. “Natural Rights”-
  6. Common law-
  7. Magna Carta-
  8. Parliament-
  9. English Bill of Rights-
  10. Mercantilism-
  11. Navigation Acts-
  12. French and Indian War-
  13. Boston Massacre-
  14. Boston Tea Party-
  15. Intolerable Acts-
  16. Common Sense-
  17. Declaration of Independence-
  18. Two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
  19. 1.
  20. 2.
  21. 1787 Constitutional Convention
  22. Virginia Plan
  23. New Jersey Plan
  24. Three Compromises of the Constitutional Convention
  25. Great Compromise(Connecticut Compromise)
  26. Three-Fifths Compromise
  27. Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
  28. Federalists
  29. Federalist papers
  30. Anti-Federalists
  31. Bill of Rights (Compromise between the Federalists & the Anti-Federalists)
  32. Popular sovereignty
  33. Judicial Review
  34. Limited Government
  35. Federalism
  36. Separation of Powers
  37. Three Branches of Government (what are they and what do they do)
  38. ______-
  39. ______-
  40. ______-
  41. Checks and Balances (What does it mean?)
  42. Impeachment
  43. Republic/Representative Democracy-

Unit 2- Functions of American Government

2A Glossary

  1. Republic
  2. Constitutional Monarchy
  3. Absolute Monarchy
  4. Oligarchy
  5. Authoritarian Government
  6. Importance of: Article I, II, II
  7. Article IV: “Privileges and Immunities” and “Full Faith and Credit” Clauses
  8. Article V: How to do what?
  9. Article VI: “Supremacy” Clause
  10. Article VII: How to do what?
  11. Enumerated Powers-
  12. Delegated powers-
  13. Reserved Powers-
  14. Elastic or “Necessary and Proper” clause-
  15. Implied Powers-
  16. Concurrent Powers-
  17. The Legislative Branch-
  18. House of Representatives
  19. Term –
  20. Number of members
  1. Senate
  2. Term –
  3. Number of members
  4. Important powers of Congress-
  1. Impeach-
  2. Habeas Corpus-
  3. Ex post facto law-
  4. Bills of Attainder-
  5. Gerrymandering-
  6. Process of How a Bill Becomes a Law-
  1. Filibuster-
  2. Cloture-
  3. Committee System-
  4. Lobbying -
  5. Speaker of the House-
  6. President Pro Tempore-
  7. The Executive Branch-
  8. Important powers of the President as the
  9. Chief Executive -
  10. Commander-in-Chief -
  11. Chief Diplomat–
  1. Veto
  2. pocket veto-
  1. Bureaucracy-
  2. Foreign Policy-
  3. Secretary of State-
  4. The Judicial Branch-
  1. Three important powers of the U.S. Supreme Court-
  1. Judicial Review-
  2. Original Jurisdiction-
  3. Appellate Jurisdiction-
  4. Three Branches of Government in NC
  5. ______-
  6. ______-
  7. ______-
  8. Checks and Balances (what “checks” does each branch have over the other two?)-
  9. Executive
  10. Legislative
  11. Jundicial

Unit 2BGlosary

  1. Process of amending the constitution-
  2. 1st Amendment-
  3. ______
  4. ______
  5. ______
  6. ______
  7. ______
  8. Libel-
  9. Slander-
  10. 2nd Amendment-
  11. 3rd Amendment
  12. 4th Amendment-
  13. Warrant -
  14. 5th Amendment-
  15. Due process-
  16. Grand jury-
  17. No self-incrimination-
  18. Eminent domain-
  19. Indictment-
  20. Double jeopardy-
  21. 6th Amendment-
  22. 7th Amendment-
  23. 8th Amendment-
  24. 9th Amendment-
  25. 10th Amendment-
  26. 13th Amendment-
  27. 14th Amendment-
  28. Equal Opportunity Laws-
  29. Americans with Disabilities Act-
  30. 15thAmendment-
  31. 16th Amendment-
  32. 17th Amendment-
  33. 18th Amendment
  34. 19th Amendment-
  35. 24th Amendment-
  36. 26th Amendment-
  37. PATRIOT Act-
  38. NC Declaration of Rights

Unit 3- American Identity and What it Means to Be a Citizen

  1. Political ideologies-
  2. Complete the Political Ideology Spectrum below:

______- - -______- - -______- - -______- - -______

  1. America’s Two party system-
  2. Platform
  3. Plank-
  4. Consensus-
  5. Three types of Third partiesand the purpose of each:
  6. ______-
  7. ______-
  8. ______-
  9. Multi-party system-
  10. Partisanship-
  11. “Frequent and Free Elections” (why important?)
  12. Nomination Process-
  13. Primary election-
  14. Caucuses-
  15. Party Convention-
  16. Campaign-
  17. Voter Apathy-
  18. General election-
  19. Precinct-
  20. Straight Ticket-
  21. Electoral College-
  22. Inauguration-
  23. Public Opinion Polls-
  24. Recall election-
  25. PACs-
  26. Public Interest Groups-
  27. Poll Tax-
  28. Petition-
  29. Initiative-
  30. Referendum-
  31. Media-
  32. Bias-
  33. Citizen-
  34. Immigration-
  35. Naturalization-
  36. The difference between a dutya responsibility as a citizen of the U.S. -
  37. Four Duties of citizens-
  38. ______-
  39. ______-
  40. ______-
  41. ______-
  42. Three Responsibilities of citizens-
  43. ______-
  44. ______-
  45. ______-
  46. Affirmative Action-
  47. Melting pot theory-
  48. Tossed salad theory-
  49. Evolution of citizenship throughout the course of American history
  50. Who had the full rights of citizens in 1787?
  51. Who had the full rights of citizens in 1870?
  52. Who had the full rights of citizens not until the 1920s?
  53. Direct democracy-
  54. Indirect democracy-
  55. Authoritarian government (dictatorship)-
  56. Oligarchy-
  57. Absolute monarchy-
  58. Constitutional monarchy-
  59. Republic/Representative Democracy-
  60. Anarchy-
  61. E Pluribus Unum-

Unit 4: Law

  1. Common law-
  2. Statutory law-
  3. Statutes/Ordinances-
  4. Administrative/Regulatory law-
  5. Constitutional law-
  6. Criminal law-
  7. Other types of Law: Procedural, Public Policy, Symbolic Law, International Law-
  8. Adversarial legal system-
  9. Warrant-
  10. Indictment-
  11. Grand jury-
  12. Arraignment-
  13. Plea bargaining-
  14. Summons, Subpoena-
  15. Verdict-
  16. Hung jury-
  17. Acquittal-
  18. Incarceration-
  19. Three-strikes laws-
  20. Probation-
  21. Capital punishment-
  22. Civil law-
  23. Tort-
  24. Plaintiff-
  25. Settlement-
  26. Felony-
  27. Misdemeanor-
  28. Magistrates-
  29. Public Defenders-
  30. District Attorney-
  1. What level of gov’t is responsible for the following agencies, and what do they have jurisdiction over?
  1. FBI
  2. NSA
  3. SBI
  4. Police
  5. Highway Patrol
  6. Sheriff
  1. Types of Federal Courts-
  2. Types of State Courts-
  3. Circuit-
  4. Precedent-
  5. Jurisdiction-
  6. Original jurisdiction-
  7. Appellate jurisdiction-
  8. Exclusive jurisdiction-
  9. Concurrent jurisdiction-
  10. Remand-
  11. Writ of certiorari-
  12. Docket-
  13. Brief-
  14. Majority opinion-
  15. Concurring opinion-
  16. Dissenting opinion-
  17. Unanimous opinion-
  18. Criminal court procedures-
  1. Civil court procedures-

Unit 5: Personal Financial Literacy

  1. Economics-
  2. Needs vs. Wants-
  3. Goods vs. Services-
  4. Scarcity-
  5. Consumer Sovereignty-
  6. Four Factors of Production (define each, not just list)
  7. ______-
  8. ______-
  9. ______-
  10. ______-
  1. Trade-offs-
  2. Opportunity Cost-
  3. Immediate Gratification-
  4. Budget-
  5. Bills-
  6. Mortgage v. Rent-
  7. Foreclosure-
  8. Collateral-
  9. Personal Taxation (income taxes and sales taxes)-
  10. Spending v. Savings-
  11. Bank-
  12. Savings Accounts-
  13. Debit-
  14. Checking Account-
  15. Credit-
  16. Interest-
  17. Compound Interest-
  18. APR-
  19. Credit Score-
  20. Insurance-
  21. Premium-
  22. Deductible-
  23. Co-Pay-
  24. Liability-
  25. Consumer Protection-
  26. Consumer Credit Protection-
  27. Protection Agencies: FTC, BBB, SEC
  28. Fraudulent-
  29. Ponzi Scheme-
  30. Pyramid Scheme-
  31. ID Theft (what are the problems with this?)
  32. “Do not call” lists-
  33. North American Securities Administrative Association-
  34. Filing a “claim”-
  35. Arbitration-
  36. Mediation-
  37. Court Action-

Unit 6: Principles of Economics

  1. Circular Flow of Income (draw and label)-
  1. Factor Market-
  2. Product Market-
  3. Law of Supply-
  4. Why does the supply line point up?
  5. Why does the demand line point down?
  6. Law of Demand-
  7. Shortage-
  8. Surplus-
  9. Equilibrium Price-
  10. Complements-
  11. Substitutes-
  12. Types of Competition (Define what they are)
  13. Perfect –
  14. Monopolistic –
  15. Oligopolistic -
  16. Investment-
  17. Stock-
  18. Broker-
  19. Corporation-
  20. Mutual Fund-
  21. Property (as an Investment)-
  22. Bonds-
  23. Certificate of Deposit-
  24. Savings Account (as an investment)-
  25. Risk v. Yield (Risk v. Return on Investment) -

Unit 7: Government & the Economy

  1. Three Key Economic Questions-
  2. ______
  3. ______
  4. ______
  5. Types of Economies (Define what they are)-
  6. Karl Marx-
  7. Adam Smith-
  8. Wealth of Nations-
  9. Free Market Economy
  10. Capitalism-
  11. Laissez-Faire –
  12. Free Enterprise-
  13. “invisible hand”-
  14. Role of Profit, Price, and Competition in Economy-
  15. Communist Manifesto-
  16. Proletariat v. Bourgeoisie-
  17. Socialism-
  18. Communism-
  19. Federal Revenue-
  20. Types of Taxes-
  1. Progressive Tax
  2. Example of one :
  3. Regressive Taxes
  4. Example of one :
  5. Examples of Federal Expenditures
  6. largest single expenditure-
  7. largest collection of expenditures -
  1. Discretionary Spending-
  2. Mandatory Spending-
  3. Deficit-
  4. Deficit v. Debt-
  5. Entitlement Programs-
  6. Labor Unions-
  7. Right-to-work Laws-
  8. Arbitration-
  9. Mediation-
  10. Inflation-
  11. Deflation-
  12. CPI (define and why is it useful)-
  13. GDP (define and why is it useful)-
  14. GNP-
  15. Business Cycle-
  16. Draw the four phases of the business cycle-
  1. Depression-
  2. Recession-
  3. Government Intervention in the Economy-
  4. Fiscal Policy (what is it? Who/what controls it? What can be done to impact economy?)
  1. Stimulus-
  2. Monetary Policy (what is it? Who/what controls it? What can be done to impact economy?)
  1. Discount Rate-
  2. Easy/Loose Money Policy-
  3. Tight-Money Policy-
  4. Trade-
  5. Globalization-
  6. Comparative Advantage-
  7. Specialization-
  8. Global Interdependence-
  9. Balance of Trade: Surplus v. Deficit-
  10. Trade Barriers (Define each: quota, tariff, subsidy, embargo)
  11. Protectionism-
  12. Free Trade-

Unit 8-North Carolina State and Local Government

  1. NC Declaration of Rights-
  2. Federalism-
  3. What does each branch of gov’t do?
  4. General Assembly-
  5. Statutes-
  6. City Council-
  7. Ordinances-
  8. Governor-
  9. Lt. Governor-
  10. Line-item-veto-
  11. NC Supreme Court-
  12. State Judicial Review-
  13. Municipalities-
  14. Annexation-
  15. Incorporation-
  16. Charter-
  17. County board of commissioners-
  18. School board, superintendent-
  19. Sheriff, police-
  20. City council-
  21. County Seat-
  22. Property tax-
  23. State Income tax-
  24. Sales tax-
  25. Non-tax Revenue Sources (definitions and examples. Ex. Fine)-
  26. Grants-
  27. Bonds-

21. Primary state and local expenditure-

22. Primary state and local revenue-

23. Primary Industries of Each Region of NC (Mountain, Piedmont, Coastal)-

24. Research Triangle (between what three universities?)-

25. Research Triangle Park (what is it? Why important?)-

26. How is NC an important part of world economy?