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Social Studies: 1st Nine Weeks
Benchmark Study Guide
1. Marathon: a long distance foot race of 26 miles, 385 yards
2. Jury: a group of people who decide whether a person accused of a crime is guilty or not
3. Greece: a country in southeastern Europe
4. Architecture: a method or style of building
a. domed shaped roofs
b. statues
c. columns
5. Column: a vertical structure that supports part of a building
a. Doric: a column that is thick with a round flat top (plain)
b. Ionic: a column that is thinner with curlicues on the side
c. Corinthian: a column that is really fancy at the top
6. Democracy: a form of government; means “rule by the people”
Two Types:
a. Direct Democracy: a government in which all people vote directly for everything
b. Representative Democracy: a government in which the people vote for someone to make
decisions for them.
The US Supreme Court building is modeled after the Parthenon.
Paul Revere:
Wanted liberty
Warned the colonists the British were coming during his midnight ride
Born in Boston, Massachusetts
Joined the Sons of Liberty in a revolt against the British known as the Boston Tea Party
Government
3 Branches of Government:
1. Legislative
a. Makes laws
b. Made up of Congress: House of Representatives and Senate
i. The members of the House and Senate come from our states
2. Judicial
a. Interpret the laws based on the Constitution
3. Executive:
a. Enforce the laws
3 Levels of Government: National/Federal (our country), State, Local
We have this separation of powers so that no one branch is too powerful.
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
National/Federal
Congress: House of
Representatives and
Senate
Supreme Court
9 Justices (chosen by
the President)
President
State
General Assembly: House
of Representatives and
Senate
Local
City Council
Governor
Mayor