Government : Multiple Choice Flashcards
Who wrote that all people have a natural right to life liberty and property
John Locke
A loose union of independence states is a
Confederacy
The effort to control or influence the conduct of government is called
Politics
This part of the Constitution sets forth the goals and purpose of the federal government
The preamble
Any system of government in which role is by the people is called
Democracy
The form of democracy we have in this country is called
Representative democracy
Communist countries have
Command economy
This system divides the power between the state and national governments
Federal
A plan that provides the rules for government is called a
Constitution
These nations are in the early stages of industry and technology
Developing nations
Any system of government in which a small group holds power is called
Oligarchy
The 4 essential features of a state or nation include government, population, territory, and
Sovereignty
Purpose of government- provide for and control the economic system, provide for national security and a common defense, provide public services, and
Maintain social order
The goals and purpose of the government are exposed in the passage, which is known as the
Preamble to the constitution
Identify the five markets of free elections
One person one vote, citizens free to support and help candidates, minority voting requirements, candidates right to express views, secret ballot voting
Criteria for democracy
Active citizen participation, widespread education, strong civil society, favorable economy, social consensus
According to Thomas Jefferson the colonist early adapted from a monarchy to
Democracy
Force theory
Government was created when people were ruled under one person or group
Social contract theory
People surrender power to maintain order
Divine right theory
God chooses ruler
Evolutionary theory
State evolved from family
Signed in 1620 by the pilgrims this colonial plan for self rule is called
The Mayflower compact
The first legislature in what became the United States was the
Virginia House of burgesses
The first battles of the Revolutionary war were fought at
Lexington and Concorde
The intolerable acts promoted the colonist to take this action against Britain
Impose an embargo
Under the articles of confederation Congress had this power
To make war and peace
Many Americans wanted a strong national government after
Shays rebellion
The articles of confederation went into affect in 1781 after all 13 states
Ratified them
Trade among states is known as
Interstate commerce
The compromise made by the delegates to the Constitutional convention on this issue left a terrible burden to future generations
Slavery
The Magna Carta was important because it
Established limits on government
The first formal constitution in the colonies was the
Fundamental orders of Connecticut
This began as a struggle Over land and western Pennsylvania and Ohio
French and Indian war
This led to the Boston tea party
New British taxes
This man wrote the original draft of the declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson
To establish the Northwest territory, states had to
Secede Western lands
This man was known as the father of the Constitution
James Madison
Federalist were concerned that without a strong national government this would triumph
Anarchy
Anti-Federalist believed this was needed
Bill of rights
A series of events led the colonies to declare their independence from Britain. Such as Britain passed coercive acts,_________, Britain declared the colonies in a state of rebellion, Declaration of Independence
First Continental Congress
The Declaration of Independence was divided into three sections
Statement of purpose and basic human rights, complaints against George III, colonist determination to separate from Great Britain
The economic depression that left many farmers and merchants in duet resulted in what and was a result of the Annapolis convention
Shays rebellion
Which plan or compromise was based on the articles of Confederation
New Jersey plan
Farmers agreed that the national government should be divided into three sections
Legislative, judicial, executive
James Madison
Virginian, advocate for strong national government, father of the constitution
How long after the passage of the stamp act did the colonist dump British tea into Boston Harbor
8 years
How many years past from the end of the French and Indian war to the beginning of the revolutionary war
12 years
The town shed acts placed import taxes on paint, glass, lead, and
Tea
Along with the enjoyment of fundamental rights comes a responsibility to ensure
Their strengths and endurance
This prohibits government from unduly interfering with the freedom of religion
Free exercise clause
Which of the following is not considered protected speech
Fighting words
This case on the establishment clause still stands as the benchmark for state aid and parochial schools
Everson V. Board of Education
This is false and damaging speech
Defamatory speech
This regulates radio and television
FCC
Labor unions have the right to
Picket
Written defamatory speech is called
Libel
In Reno V. American Civil Liberties Union, the Supreme Court ruled that the Internet has the same level free speech protection as
Print media
The court has held that prior restraint is permitted only for purposes of
National security
Suppression of unpopular speech by claiming it will provoke a violent reaction in the community is known as
The hecklers Veto
Which clause guarantees that government will not favor one religion over another
Establishment clause
Which Supreme Court case tackle the controversial issue of separation of church and state
Everson v. Board of education
Assuming that people carried their religious believes with them when they came into the United States, the majority of Americans would most likely be of this dissent
European
Which case, which was decided in 2000, further limited the presence of prayer in public schools
Santa Fe independent S.D. v. Doe
What decision involving prayer in schools did the Supreme Court hand down in 1992
Band Clergy led prayer at public school graduations
Which of the following provisions passed by Congress influence the Supreme Court’s ruling in Westside community school v. Mergens
Equal access act
In the Supreme Court decision Reynolds V. United States, the supreme court ruled that George Reynolds religious believes did not justify his violation of federal law. Which of the following provisions did the Supreme Court apply to this decision
Free exercise clause
What effort was made to overturn the principle established in Oregon V. Smith, which denied people the right to perform religious rituals that did not comply with federal laws
President Clinton enacted the religious freedom restoration act
What form of speech is afforded the strongest protection
Pure
Supreme Court’s three-part test used in expressive conduct cases
Falls within the constitutional powers of government, sets narrow parameters to further a government interest unrelated to free speech, leaves open ample alternative channels of communication
Supreme Court’s guidelines for setting limits on speech
Clear and present danger, bad tendency doctrine, preferred position doctrine
Which type of speech encompasses slander and libel
Defamatory speech
In this 1973 Supreme Court case, the justices ruled that local communities should establish their own standards of obscenity
Miller V. California
In 1937 supreme court ruling in DeJonge v. Oregon established to legal principles involving which two amendments
1st and 14th
The 1966 Supreme Court ruling and Adderly V. Florida denied demonstrators access to while public property
County jails
