L3 Civics Final Exam Review
Terms/Vocabulary
Chapters 8-9: The Presidency
line of succession (4 places)
Name:_________________________________
pardon
reprieve
Electoral College
treaty vs. executive agreement
popular vote vs. electoral vote
executive privilege
inauguration
U.S. v. Nixon
cabinet
veto vs. line-item veto
mandate
State of the Union
War Powers Act
EOP
executive order
NSC
amnesty
Council of Economic Advisers
Chapter 10: Executive Branch Depts.
State Department
bureaucracy/”red tape”
ambassador
spoils system
embassy
merit system/Civil Service
Department of Defense
Pendleton Act
FBI vs. CIA
Hatch Act
FCC (p. 374)
whistleblower
NASA
power of the purse
FDIC
Chapter 16: Political Parties, Elections & Voting
one-party vs. multi-party systems
caucus
coalition
nominating convention
patronage
platform
primary (open vs. closed)
ticket
bipartisan
OMB
Chapter 17: Elections & Voting, cont’d
image
poll tax
endorsements
Amendment 26
campaign
cross-pressured voter
suffrage
straight-party ticket
grandfather clause
propaganda
literacy test
Chapter 18: Interest Groups, Lobbyists, Opinion Polls
interest group
soft money and the FEC
lobbyist
liberal vs. conservative vs. moderate
PAC
opinion poll
Chapters 11, 12, 15: Judicial Branch
jurisdiction (original vs. appellate)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
judicial review
Plessy v. Ferguson
unconstitutional
Brown v. Board
nullify
Marbury v. Madison
civil case
Roe v. Wade
criminal case
Gideon v. Wainwright
district court
majority opinion, concurring opinion
appeals court
dissenting opinion
Supreme Court
swing vote
subpoena
writ of certiorari
marshal
amicus brief
court martial
impartial vs. bias
remand/uphold/overturn
Chapters 11, 12, 15: Judicial Branch
bail
misdemeanor
verdict
felony
acquit/acquittal
petit jury vs. grand jury
hung jury
indict/indictment
perjury
allege/allegation
presumption of innocence
Chapters 3.4, 13-14: Citizens’ Rights
establishment clause
amendment
free exercise clause
Bill of Rights
slander
militia and the right to bear arms
libel
warrant
prior restraint and censorship
probable cause
federalism
double jeopardy
citizen vs. alien
due process
immigration policy and power
eminent domain
naturalization
Miranda Rights (Miranda v. Arizona)
expatriate
cruel and unusual punishment
habeas corpus (p. 781)
Chapter 14, Secs. 4-5: Civil Rights
Martin Luther King, Jr.
equality
sit-in
civil rights
Jim Crow laws
discrimination
segregation vs. integration
reverse discrimination
14th Amendment (equal protection)
affirmative action & quotas
Key topics: 1)Executive Branch, 2)Running for President, 3)Political Parties, Elections, Interest Groups,
4) Voting, 5)Judicial Branch, 6)Civil Rights + Civil Rights Movement, 7)Bill of Rights/Citizens’ Rights
Questions
What are the three qualifications to become president?
How long is the term of election for a president? What is the maximum time a person can be elected
by voters to serve as president?
What are the leadership qualities voters expect in a president?
How is the president involved in the lawmaking process?
What are the different roles (powers & duties) of the president (7 roles)?
Explain how the War Powers Act limited the president’s ability to send troops into battle.
The approval of most of the president’s appointments are made by the ____________________.
Explain the function of the president’s cabinet.
Which department oversees our country’s ambassadors and sends them to embassies in other countries?
Which executive department is the largest and why?
What does the CIA do?
What does the FBI do?
Explain what political candidates for president have to do before running in the presidential election.
Explain PROPAGANDA and the types of propaganda candidate use.
What are the differences in beliefs between Democrats and Republicans?
What animal symbolizes each political party?
What are these presidents known for? Name the major accomplishments of the following presidents:
Franklin D. Roosevelt (p. 628)
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush (vs. Al Gore in 2000 election)
Nixon-Kennedy debates (see pp. 270 + 530)
How did the Civil Rights movement change American society and the government?
What are the differences between district courts and appeals courts?
What types of cases are heard in state courts vs. federal courts?
Explain how the U.S. Supreme Court is different than other courts.
Explain reasons why federal judges usually stay impartial on issues.
How are juries kept impartial and unbiased?
What are the differences between civil and criminal cases?
What was/is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
What are the rights guaranteed by the 1st Amendment?
Why was the right to remain silent included in the 5th Amendment?
When citizens are arrested, explain what process has to be followed, including Miranda Rights.
What did Thomas Jefferson mean by a “wall of separation between church and state?”
Explain how our rights are limited.
Know your amendments: 1-10, 14, 15, 19, 22, 26, 27
Explain how the system of checks and balances involves all three branches in detail.
What lessons have you learned in our civics class that hopefully will make you a better and more
involved citizen? (Also refer to citizens’ duties vs. responsibilities, p. 355 + pp. 396-397).