Civics EOC Vocabulary and Key Terms ** By Reporting Category ** Reporting Category Vocabulary EOC Content Focus (Recurring Content Focus) Key terms (Recurring key terms) Origins and Purposes of Law and Government (25 %) amendment Anti-federalist antifederalist papers checks and balances civil law Code of Hammurabi coin and print money constitutional law “common defense” common law colonial complaints constitution constitutional articles constitutional convention constitutional government debt “domestic tranquility” English Bill of Rights English Common Law Enlightenment “establish justice” federalism federalist federalist papers founding fathers “general welfare” juvenile law juvenile rights Magna Carta military law natural law ordain posterity preamble (Constitution) precedent separation of powers social contract regulate Roman Law Shay’s rebellion statutory law tax trade unanimous viewpoint Acts of Parliament bicameral boycott colony common law compact consent of the governed delegates democracy electoral college endowed framers grievances independence individual rights just powers legislature liberty limited government monarchy oppression parliament political systems popular sovereignty (“We the people”) preamble (Declaration of Independence) ratify repeal self-evident sovereign tariff taxation without representation three-fifths compromise unalienable
Organization and Function of Government (25%) Act of Congress Appeal appellate court appellate process approval of presidential appointments armed forces bail cabinet amendment article (constitutional) checks and balances Chief Justice circuit court coin and print money concurrent powers county court conference committee constitutional amendment process declare war delegated powers District Court of Appeals efficacy Elastic Clause enumerated powers federalism Florida Constitution Florida Declaration of Rights Florida Supreme Court foreign policy impeach implied powers judge judicial review jurisdiction justice lawmaking process majority leader majority vote mayor minority leader naturalization laws necessary and proper clause obligations pardon preamble (US and Florida Constitution) President pro Tempore of the Senate regulation of immigration regulation of trade reserved powers separation of powers services Speaker of the House standing committee special committee Supremacy Clause Supreme law of the land (10th amendment) statute steps in amending the Florida Constitution treaty trial court US Circuit Court of Appeals US District Court US Supreme Court acquittal affirmative action amend amnesty arraignment bill cloture Congress court order defendant District Attorney electoral college Executive Branch executive order filibuster felony grand jury House of Representatives Indictment injunction joint resolution Judicial Branch Law Legislative Branch line-item veto misdemeanor original jurisdiction voice vote pardon parole petition plaintiff pocket veto roll call vote Senate Senator special interest groups summary judgments veto writ of certiorari writ of habeas corpus
Roles, Rights, and Responsibilities of Citizens (25%) alien Amendment Process appellate process bail Bill of Rights Brown v. Board of Education Bush v. Gore caucus citizen Civil Rights Act 1964 Civil Rights Act 1968 constitution constitutional amendments cruel and unusual punishment District of Columbia v Heller double jeopardy due process eminent domain enumerated powers (9th amendment) equal protection under the law Equal Rights amendment ex post facto law first amendment five freedoms (amendment 1) forced internment Gideon v. Wainwright Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeir immigrant In Re Gault independent judiciary Juries law of blood law of soil Marbury v. Madison Miranda v. Arizona naturalization laws (14th amendment) naturalization process obligations pleading the fifth Plessy v. Ferguson precedent privacy property rights resident responsibilities right to bear arms right to legal counsel rights roles search and seizure states’ rights (10th amendment) suffrage summary judgment summons rule of law selective service trial by jury Tinker v. Des Moines US v. Nixon Voting Amendments (13, 14, 15, 19, 24, 26) Voting Rights Act 1965 amend amendment brief acquittal arraignment bill of attainder censorship civics citizenship code complaint concurring opinion consent crime cross-examine deportation defendant democracy discrimination dissenting opinion docket felony grand jury (5th amendment) illegal immigration immigration injunction international law internet law jurisprudence juvenile courts law legal system libel majority opinion Miranda Rights (Rights of the accused) misdemeanor native-born citizens naturalized citizen plaintiff political process prosecution poll tax public law racial profiling ratify representative reprieve resident alien segregation slander society summons testimony tyranny volunteerism writ of habeas corpus
Government Policies and Political Processes (25%) Absolute monarchy agencies alliances allies ambassadors anarchy Bay of Pigs bias campaign communism Communist Party Confederal system contemporary, diplomacy course of action (public policy) Cuban Missile Crisis debates Democratic Party diplomat direct democracy doctrine domestic domestic affairs economics elections embassy federal system foreign affairs foreign policy funds Gulf Wars 1 and 2 impact International Organizations (INGO) human rights International Red Cross/Red Crescent Iran Hostage Crisis issue issue-based platform international relations Korean War Libertarian Party lobbying lobbyist Mayor media military operation monarchy monitoring Organizations (NGO), North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oligarchy Parliamentary system political action committees political advertisements political communication political parties Prime Minister propaganda proposal public policy qualifications representative democracy republic Republican Party Secretary of State socialism Socialist Party special interest groups State Department symbolism terrorism trade ban treaty Unitary system United Nations (UN) United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Vietnam War watch dog World Court, World Trade Organization (WTO) World War I World War II absentee ballot apathy assessor ballot Board of Commissioners candidate censorship city charter city council city government commission coroner county county clerk county manager dictatorship District Attorney elector electoral college electronic exit poll home rule incorporate incumbent libel mass media metropolitan area national committee media nominated ordinance plank platform precinct print media public agenda public opinion recall school district sheriff slander special district strong mayor system superintendent totalitarianism town hall meetings township two-party system weak mayor system winner-take-all system