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Who issued the Declaration of Independence?
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Section 1
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Who issued the Declaration of Independence?
Continental Congress
social contract
an unofficial agreement shared by everyone in a society in which they give up some freedom for security as long as citizens best interest are maintained (Locke)
seperation of powers
Constitutional division of power among legislative, executive, and judicial branches. legislative makes laws, executive applys the law, and judiciary interprets the law.
According to the Constitution, each state was entitled to how many senators?
2
direct democracy
Government in which all citizens participate
The government designed at the Constitutional Convention allowed the voters to directly act
only the House of Representatives
The primary author of the Declaration of Independence was...
Thomas Jefferson
Form of government in which executive leaders are chosen by and responsible to the legislature
Parliamentary Government
Most delegates to the Constitutional Convention believed that the secret of good government is a...
balanced gov.
John Locke believed in each of the following except
divine rights of kings
The democratic government is derived from the belief that power comes from...
the people
bicameral
The principle of a two-house legislature (House of Representatives and Senate).
How many English colonies were there?
13
Democracy where power lies with citizens who vote for officials and repretat responsible to them
Republic
Consisting of one legislative chamber or house
unicameral
Bill of Rights was composed of ________ amendments...
Ten
The Federalist Papers were...
essays in support of ratification of the convention
A political system divided between 3 branches of government with each having some control over the other
checks and balances
Those who met at the Confederation Convention in 1787 were...
wealthy planters, lawyers, and merchants
Democracy
Government by the people, both directly or indirectly, with free and frequent elections.
Which of the following is NOT a right listed in the Bill of Rights?
Right to a well paying job
checks and balance
Constitutional principle that enables each of the three branches of government to check acts of other branches to ensure that no branch dominates.
Fundamental principle that power belongs to the people and government based on consent of governed
Popular Sovereignty
popular sovereignty
The idea that a just government must derive its powers from the consent of the people it governs.
The _____, offered at the Constitutional Convention, called for each state to be equally rep. in congress
New Jersey Plan
John Locke's most famous pamphlet was known as...
Second Treatise of Government
Under the Articles of Confederation, most power rested with the...
State legislatures
Proponents of the Constitution were known as...
Federalists
Shay's Rebellion
Rebellion of farmers in Massachusetts protesting mortgage foreclosures. It showed the need for a strong national government because the state couldn't stop the rebellion.
A confederation or confederal system of government
state government has the most power
federal
power is distributed between national and state government. (each division has powers and some are shared)
Anti-Federalists believed the new constitution was...
an enemy of freedom and designed to give control to the rich
Which of the following is FALSE about the US Government under the Articles of Confederation?
Authority rested with the US Congress rather than state gov.
implied power
Powers not specifically listed in the Constitution but allows Congress to carry out its functions.
Federalists
Supporters of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government.
Formal amendments to the Constitution initiates with...
2/3rds of each house of Congress
confederal
Power is given to states who create a central government but carefully limit its power and do not give it direct authority over individuals.
Which of these was NOT one of the big three disagreements at the Constitutional Convention?
whether the courts should have the power of judicial review
majority rule
Governing based on the expressed preferences of most of the people.
anti-federalists
Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government, generally.
A small band of farmers in western Massachusetts took up arms in what is remembered as...
Shays' Rebellion
Division of a government executives legislatures, judicial powers into 3 seperate branches
Separation of Powers
This section of the Constitution sets out the goal for our government
The Preamble
Method of protest where people are urged not to buy goods from certain people or companies
Boycott
The British levied new taxes on its North American colonies in the 18th century to pay for...
defending territories obtained after the French & Indian War
unitary
Power concentrated with central government.
representative democracy
Government in which the people elect others who make decisions in their best interest; also called a republic.
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention?
Most were residents of the western frontiers
In determining congressional representation and taxation, the Constitution...
counted slaves as three-fifths of a person
Articles of confederation
The first governing document of the nation in 1781, which the states have sovereignty.
Section 2
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