CRMA Civics Review
1. Role of Juries: Juries decide guilt or innocence of a defendant and give a verdictat trial.
2. Voting Process: Voters cast their votes for the candidate or issue of their choice.Votes are
counted. The candidate or issue with the majority of votes wins.
3. Major Political Parties in America: Republicans and Democratics
4. Democratic Party Platform: Political Party that believes government's respon-sibility is to
take care of all the citizens even if it means giving up some individual rights.
5. Republican Party Platform: Political party that believes each person is respon-sible for his
or her own place in society. Government should enable each person theability to secure the
benefits of society for themselves, their families and for those who are unable to care for
themselves.
6. Requirements to be President of Vice President: Must be at least 35 yearsold.
Must be a natural-born citizen.
Must have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years.
7. Requirements to be a U.S. Senator: Must be at least 30 years old.Must have been a U.S.
citizen for the past 9 years at least.
Must be a resident of the state they represent.
8. Requirements to be a U.S. Congressman: Must be at least 25 years old.Must have been a
U.S. citizen for the past 7 years at least.
Must be a resident of the district they represent.
9. Role of the Media in Government: -Influences public agenda (issues consid-ered most
significant by government officials).
-Covers political candidates and officials.
-Serves as a "watchdog" by watching and reporting on government actions andmisconduct.
10. Requirements to be Florida Governor: Must be 30 years old.Must have lived in Florida
for at least 5 years.
Must be a current resident of the state of Florida.
11. Direct Democracy: A form of democracy in which the people vote firstand. EX:Ancient
Athens
12. Representative Democracy: A form of democracy in which citizens chooserepresentatives
to govern on their behalf. EX: USA
13. Socialism: A form of government in which government owns some facots of production
and distributes the products and wages in order to provide for the generalwelfare of the people.
EX: Sweden
, 14. Communism: A one-party system of government where the government con-trols the
resources and means of production. EX: China
15. Monarchy: A form of government ruled by a king or queen. EX: England(pre-Parliament)
16. Oligarchy: Form of government ruled by a group of people. EX: South Africa(apartheid)
17. Autocracy: Form of government where one person has unlimited power. EX:Nazi
Germany
18. Parliamentary System: A form of government where the legislative body holdsthe power.
EX: United Kingdom
19. Confederal System: A system of government where there's little or no centralpower and
all the power goes to the states. EX: United Arab Emirates
20. Unitary System: A system of government where almost all the power is with the
government.
21. Federal System: A system of government where the power of the governmentis shared
between the central government and the states.. EX: USA
22. Constitution Amendment Process: Two-thirds of both houses of Congress agree to
propose the amendment or 2/3 of the states are represented and join in a national convention
to vote to propose the amendment. The amendment is thenratified either by 3/4 of the
legislatures vote to ratify it or 3/4 of the USA holds a national ratifying convention to ratify
the new amendment.
23. Impact of the 15th Amendment: Allowed African American men the right tovote.
24. Impact of the 19th Amendment: Allowed women the right to vote.
25. Impact of the 24th Amendment: Eliminated the poll tax.
26. Impact of the 26th Amendment: Allowed all citizens 18 or older the right tovote.
27. Lady Justice: A symbol of justice in America
28. Legislative Branch: The branch of government responsible for writing laws. This bi-
cameral, or two house, system is represented by the House of Representa-tives and the Senate.
29. Senate: One of the two houses of Congress that is made up of 100 senators.
30. House of Representatives: One of the two houses of Congress that is madeup of 435
representatives.
31. Executive Branch: The branch of government responsible for enforcing the laws.This
branch is represented by the president, vice president, and the president'scabinet.
32. Judicial Branch: The branch of government responsible for interpreting thelaws. This
branch is represented by the Supreme Court.
33. Marbury v. Madison: This landmark Supreme Court decision established theprecedent of
1. Role of Juries: Juries decide guilt or innocence of a defendant and give a verdictat trial.
2. Voting Process: Voters cast their votes for the candidate or issue of their choice.Votes are
counted. The candidate or issue with the majority of votes wins.
3. Major Political Parties in America: Republicans and Democratics
4. Democratic Party Platform: Political Party that believes government's respon-sibility is to
take care of all the citizens even if it means giving up some individual rights.
5. Republican Party Platform: Political party that believes each person is respon-sible for his
or her own place in society. Government should enable each person theability to secure the
benefits of society for themselves, their families and for those who are unable to care for
themselves.
6. Requirements to be President of Vice President: Must be at least 35 yearsold.
Must be a natural-born citizen.
Must have lived in the U.S. for at least 14 years.
7. Requirements to be a U.S. Senator: Must be at least 30 years old.Must have been a U.S.
citizen for the past 9 years at least.
Must be a resident of the state they represent.
8. Requirements to be a U.S. Congressman: Must be at least 25 years old.Must have been a
U.S. citizen for the past 7 years at least.
Must be a resident of the district they represent.
9. Role of the Media in Government: -Influences public agenda (issues consid-ered most
significant by government officials).
-Covers political candidates and officials.
-Serves as a "watchdog" by watching and reporting on government actions andmisconduct.
10. Requirements to be Florida Governor: Must be 30 years old.Must have lived in Florida
for at least 5 years.
Must be a current resident of the state of Florida.
11. Direct Democracy: A form of democracy in which the people vote firstand. EX:Ancient
Athens
12. Representative Democracy: A form of democracy in which citizens chooserepresentatives
to govern on their behalf. EX: USA
13. Socialism: A form of government in which government owns some facots of production
and distributes the products and wages in order to provide for the generalwelfare of the people.
EX: Sweden
, 14. Communism: A one-party system of government where the government con-trols the
resources and means of production. EX: China
15. Monarchy: A form of government ruled by a king or queen. EX: England(pre-Parliament)
16. Oligarchy: Form of government ruled by a group of people. EX: South Africa(apartheid)
17. Autocracy: Form of government where one person has unlimited power. EX:Nazi
Germany
18. Parliamentary System: A form of government where the legislative body holdsthe power.
EX: United Kingdom
19. Confederal System: A system of government where there's little or no centralpower and
all the power goes to the states. EX: United Arab Emirates
20. Unitary System: A system of government where almost all the power is with the
government.
21. Federal System: A system of government where the power of the governmentis shared
between the central government and the states.. EX: USA
22. Constitution Amendment Process: Two-thirds of both houses of Congress agree to
propose the amendment or 2/3 of the states are represented and join in a national convention
to vote to propose the amendment. The amendment is thenratified either by 3/4 of the
legislatures vote to ratify it or 3/4 of the USA holds a national ratifying convention to ratify
the new amendment.
23. Impact of the 15th Amendment: Allowed African American men the right tovote.
24. Impact of the 19th Amendment: Allowed women the right to vote.
25. Impact of the 24th Amendment: Eliminated the poll tax.
26. Impact of the 26th Amendment: Allowed all citizens 18 or older the right tovote.
27. Lady Justice: A symbol of justice in America
28. Legislative Branch: The branch of government responsible for writing laws. This bi-
cameral, or two house, system is represented by the House of Representa-tives and the Senate.
29. Senate: One of the two houses of Congress that is made up of 100 senators.
30. House of Representatives: One of the two houses of Congress that is madeup of 435
representatives.
31. Executive Branch: The branch of government responsible for enforcing the laws.This
branch is represented by the president, vice president, and the president'scabinet.
32. Judicial Branch: The branch of government responsible for interpreting thelaws. This
branch is represented by the Supreme Court.
33. Marbury v. Madison: This landmark Supreme Court decision established theprecedent of
