Government Exam Part 1

Question 1

This is NOT a feature of all the states in today’s world

Answer 1

Democracy

Question 2

This system of government gives all key powers to the national government

Answer 2

Unitary

Question 3

A loose union of independent states is a _____

Answer 3

Confederacy

Question 4

The effort to control or influence the conduct of government is called ______

Answer 4

Politics

Question 5

Any system of government in which rule is by the people is called _______

Answer 5

Democracy

Question 6

The form of democracy we have in this country is called ______

Answer 6

Representative democracy

Question 7

Communist countries have a _____

Answer 7

Command economy

Question 8

This man’s writings influenced the American Revolutionaries

Answer 8

John Locke

Question 9

This system divides the power between the state and national governments

Answer 9

Federal

Question 10

A plan that provides the rules for government is called ______

Answer 10

Constitution

Question 11

This man wrote the TWO TREATIES OF GOVERNMENT which influenced the writers of our constitution

Answer 11

John Locke

Question 12

Signed in 1620 by the pilgrims, this colonial plan for self-rule is called ______

Answer 12

The Mayflower Compact

Question 13

This Ancient Greek scholar was one of the first students of government

Answer 13

Aristotle

Question 14

Many Americans wanted a strong national government after ______

Answer 14

Shay’s Rebellion

Question 15

The Articles of Confederation went into effect in 1781 after all thirteen states

Answer 15

ratified them

Question 16

Trade among the states was known as ______

Answer 16

Interstate commerce

Question 17

The Magna Carta was important because it ______

Answer 17

Established a limited government

Question 18

America’s first formal constitution was the ______

Answer 18

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Question 19

This man wrote the original draft of the Declaration of Independence

Answer 19

Thomas Jefferson

Question 20

Federalist were concerned that without a strong national government, this would triumph

Answer 20

Anarchy

Question 21

The Constitution is based in the concept of ______

Answer 21

Popular sovereignty

Question 22

This section of the Constitution states why it was written

Answer 22

Preamble

Question 23

This elevated the Supreme Court to a higher status, balancing the powers of the other branches

Answer 23

Judicial review

Question 24

This action between the President and the head of a foreign government does NOT require congressional approval

Answer 24

Executive agreement

Question 25

False speech intended to hurt another is ______

Answer 25

Slander

Question 26

The first battles of the Revolutionary War were fought at ______

Answer 26

Lexington and Concord

Question 27

This man was known as the father of the Constitution

Answer 27

James Madison

Question 28

Poll taxes hurt low-income African Americans because taxes were paid in order to _______

Answer 28

Vote

Question 29

This action is required to override a presidential veto

Answer 29

A two-thirds vote of each house

Question 30

The Famers provided this section of the constitution so that it will grow with a changing nation

Answer 30

Amendments