Chapters 1 And 2

Question 1

Which system of government is an indirect form of democracy, placing political decision making at least one step away from the people

Answer 1

A republican/representative democracy

Question 2

Which type of governmental system did the U.S. Have in its earliest days

Answer 2

A confederal system

Question 3

Which system of government is largely an American invention

Answer 3

A federal system of government

Question 4

The executive and legislative branches of government are fused in which type of government

Answer 4

Parliamentary

Question 5

The people are the ultimate source of authority in which governmental system

Answer 5

In a democracy

Question 6

Which form of government has been the most common throughout world history

Answer 6

A monarchy

Question 7

The vast majority of the worlds nations have which system of government

Answer 7

A unitary

Question 8

The power to carry out, enforce, and administer the law is known as

Answer 8

Executive power

Question 9

The supreme power of state to act within its territory and have absolute authority over its internal and external affairs is called

Answer 9

Sovereignty

Question 10

Which of the following is a basic function of government

Answer 10

National security

Question 11

What three basic types of power do people in government exercise

Answer 11

Executive, legislative, and judicial

Question 12

Which theory holds that the first governments formed as a result of people agreeing among themselves to submit to the authority of a state

Answer 12

The Social contract

Question 13

Which power involves the authority to interpret the laws and to settle disputes between members of society

Answer 13

Judicial power

Question 14

What form of democracy are most democracies in large, industrialized nations

Answer 14

Representative

Question 15

What principle of American democracy is at work when two opposing groups relax some of their demands in attempt to reach an agreement

Answer 15

Compromise

Question 16

Americans believe strongly that a balance should be struck between majority rule and

Answer 16

Minority rights

Question 17

The U.S. Federal system consists of a national government and what other governmental level

Answer 17

State level

Question 18

The president heads which part of the government

Answer 18

Executive

Question 19

Magna Carta was originally intended to protect the rights of which group

Answer 19

Nobles

Question 20

The petition of right resulted from a conflict between which two groups

Answer 20

King Charles I and parliament

Question 21

Which of the following was a weakness of the articles of confederation (all)

Answer 21

• one vote for each state regardless of size
• no power of taxation
• can not regulate foreign and domestic commerce
• no executive branch
• no judicial branch
• super-majority needed to pass laws (9/13)
• unanimity needed to pass an amendment

Question 22

Which document was passed by parliament in the glorious revolution

Answer 22

The English bill of rights

Question 23

The framers relied on the writings of which enlightenment philosopher as they decided how best to protect economic freedom and rights to property

Answer 23

Adam smith

Question 24

Antifederalists believed that representative government

Answer 24

Would only work in small countries

Question 25

Republican ideas can be traced back to which of the following

Answer 25

Ancient Greece and Rome

Question 26

Thomas Jefferson argued in the Declaration of Independence that, if a government disregards the will of the people, the people are free to do which of the following

Answer 26

Change the government

Question 27

Under the articles of confederation, most governmental power was retained by which

Answer 27

The states

Question 28

Why did large states favor the Virginia plan

Answer 28

Representation was based on population

Question 29

The New Jersey plan was designed to stay closer to which document

Answer 29

The articles of confederation

Question 30

Why was the great compromise acceptable to smaller states

Answer 30

In the senate they received equal representation

Question 31

According the the three-fifths compromise, three-fifths of a states slave population would be

Answer 31

Counted toward representation

Question 32

What did the constitution do about the Atlantic slave trade

Answer 32

Congress could not do anything for 20 years. As soon as they legally were allowed to do so, they banned it

Question 33

According to the constitution, a states electors would be equal to what

Answer 33

It's representation in congress

Question 34

What ideal did the antifederalists find the constitution lacked

Answer 34

A statement of individual rights

Question 35

Why did Alexander Hamilton, John jay, and James Madison write the federalist papers

Answer 35

To convince people to ratify the constitution

Question 36

The first ten amendments to the constitution are traditionally called the

Answer 36

The bill of rights

Question 37

One of the earliest English efforts toward limited government

Answer 37

Manga Carta

Question 38

Opposed ratification of the constitution

Answer 38

Antifederalists

Question 39

Based on grant by the English monarch to an owner

Answer 39

Proprietary colony

Question 40

Type of colony enjoying greatest independence from the crown

Answer 40

Charter colony

Question 41

Powerful alliance of six Native American nations

Answer 41

Iroquois confederation

Question 42

Formally approve

Answer 42

Ratify

Question 43

Pen name used by writers of federalist papers

Answer 43

Publius

Question 44

Called for a bicameral legislature

Answer 44

Virginia plan

Question 45

First ten amendments to the constitution

Answer 45

Bill of rights

Question 46

Supported ratification of the constitution

Answer 46

Federalists

Question 47

Essays written in support of the ratification of the constitution

Answer 47

Federalists papers

Question 48

Proposal that called for a unicameral legislature

Answer 48

New Jersey plan

Question 49

Passed by parliament in the glorious revolution

Answer 49

English bill of rights

Question 50

Created a system for admitting new states to the union

Answer 50

Northwest ordinance

Question 51

Parliaments first attempt to tax the colonists directly

Answer 51

Stamp act

Question 52

Delegates to the constitutional convention

Answer 52

Framers

Question 53

The nations first constitution, adopted June 12, 1777

Answer 53

The articles of confederation

Question 54

Revolt of Massachusetts farmers led by a former revolutionary war captain

Answer 54

Shays rebellion

Question 55

Settled disagreement about how enslaved people should be counted in calculating congressional representation

Answer 55

Three-fifths compromise

Question 56

Combined elements from both the Virginia and New Jersey plans

Answer 56

Great compromise