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1
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The principle that government is formed by the consent of the governed

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Social contract

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2
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The marring of God image

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Human depravity

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3
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Conformity to a standard

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Righteousness

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Church members elect their own leaders

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Congregationalism

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The law passed that required parents to provide education for their children

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Act of 1642

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The opposite of a dictatorship;

One that is “popularly” elected by the people

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Popular government

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When power resides more in regional governments

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Confederate government

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A movement that rekindled the spiritual lives of the colonies

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The Great Awakening

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9
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A right that can’t be given by government but by God

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Unalienable Right

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10
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Protects state powers from the federal government

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10th Amendment

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11
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The divisions of a county

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Townships

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12
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A group of elites rule a country

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Oligarchy

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13
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When people directly affect a government’s policies and actions

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Direct Democracy

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14
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Ruled by one person with supreme authority

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Autocracy

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15
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The absence of government

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Anarchy

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A government with power divided among national, regional, and local levels

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Federalism

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17
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When the people directly elect their leader, independent of legislature

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Presidential System

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18
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Government by the people

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Democracy

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19
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The certain legal procedures enforced to protect the rights of the accused

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Due process

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20
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The first ten amendments of the constitution

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Bill of Rights

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21
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The largest part of all voters who participate in government elections

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Popular majority

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22
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Legally and politically, all citizens are the same

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Equality

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The largest group of elected officials

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Representative majority

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Largest group of the electorate

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Majority rule

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25
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Any system of public rule or authority

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Government

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26
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The first representative assembly in the new world

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House of Burgesses

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27
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One of two catalytic events foisted on American colonists by the British that pushed them towards independence

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Stamp Act of 1765

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28
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An act of protest in which business is withheld or refused

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Boycott

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29
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An assembly of American leaders that issued the Declaration of Independence

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Second Continental Congress

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30
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Along with Christian political thought, this was a major influence on the creators of the Declaration of Independence

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Age of Enlightenment

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31
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Opposed the Constitution’s ratification

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Anti-Federalists

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32
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Proposed making the representation in the lower house based on state population

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The Great Compromise

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33
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A body of early American leaders that created the government we have today

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Constitutional Convention

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34
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A body of early American leaders that drafted a proposal to meet and create a new government

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Annapolis Convention

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35
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Supported the Constitution’s ratification

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Federalists

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36
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Freedom of expression

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1st Amendment

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37
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No quartering of troops

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3rd amendments

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38
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Rights of the accused are protected

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5th Amendment

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39
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Rights of citizens in civil trials

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7th amendment

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40
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Unspecified rights of the people

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9th Amendment

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41
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Separate ballots for President and Vice President

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12th Amendment

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42
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Citizenship defined

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14th amendment

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43
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Income tax

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16th amendment

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44
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National prohibition

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18th Amendment

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45
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List two long-term benefits of the Great Awakening.

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Increased the size and viability of churches, Aroused interest in missions

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46
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What religious movement in Europe rekindled man’s desire for personal liberty?

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The Protestant Reformation

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47
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Why was Dartmouth founded?

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To be a Christian school to train Indians, particularly those who would be missionaries to their own people

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48
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What important governmental principle is embodied in the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

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A written constitution

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49
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What influential government document did the Pilgrims create?

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Mayflower Compact

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50
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What religious tradition is closely associated with freedom of conscience and helped influence the colonies to break away from England?

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Moral dissent

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51
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What is the ultimate obligation of the government?

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Reward righteousness and punish unrighteousness

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52
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How can we tell that government is part of God’s plan for mankind?

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The Trinity

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53
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What three broad categories do scholars use to classify government?

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Systems of government, Relationship between government levels, Methods of electing the executive

54
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List the three branches of the national government

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Legislative, Executive, Judicial

55
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Why would a direct democracy not be appropriate for the U.S.?

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Large size in population (we’re too big)

56
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Explain the responsibilities of each branch of a state’s government.

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Legislative - Makes Laws
Executive - Administers state government and enforces laws
Judicial - Interprets laws and judge criminal cases

57
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What three types of government best describe the USA?

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Democratic Republic, Federalist, Presidential

58
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Give four observations concerning majority rule in America that show why it has been effective.

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Majority rule avoided the problem of unanimity, Limited by our pluralistic society, Restricted by the Constitution, Equality under the law and political liberty for the minority

59
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What dangers arise when people lack economic opportunity?

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Poor people lose hope, then with a small middle class, the contrast between poor and rich becomes glaring and the two classes may eventually clash.

60
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What does the Declaration of Independence mean when it says “All men are created equal?”

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All citizens have political equality, which is equality of justice and equality of franchise.

61
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What characteristic of mankind eventually destroys direct democracy?

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Man’s sinful nature

62
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What conditions made the American colonies ideally suited for democracy?

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Economic opportunity, Educated and civic-minded society, Moral responsibility to submit to the rule of law

63
Q

In what three major areas did England influence American colonial government?

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Local, Legislative, Limited

64
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What major agreement did the Constitutional Convention reach after only five days of meeting?

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The Convention would establish a new national government, restructured and redefined, with a supreme legislature, judiciary and executive branch.

65
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What were the two most crucial Conventions in the ratification of the Constitution?

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Virginia and New York

66
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How did Jefferson justify the colonies’ break with England in the Declaration?

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Jefferson based his argument on the unalienable rights of man established by laws. Since the king had kept violating these rights the colonists were justified by seeking independence.

67
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What were the two major arguments presented against the adoption of the Constitution?

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Curbed state power and Lacked a Bill of Rights

68
Q

What characteristics of the Constitution permit it to “change with the times”?

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Brief general guidelines, Its necessary and proper clause, Its provision to adding amendments

69
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What is the name of the Constitution’s opening paragraph that explains its nature and purpose?

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The Preamble

70
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Name the two major phases in the amendment process.

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Proposal phase and Ratification phase

71
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List four of the seven Articles of the Constitution in correct numerical order.

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Legislative branch, Executive branch, Judicial branch, Interstate Relations

72
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What are the first Ten Amendments called?

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Bill of Rights

73
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True/ False

Human depravity does not demand government.

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False

74
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True/ False

Christians should be contributing citizens.

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True

75
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True/ False

Rewarding righteousness is not an obligation of government.

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False

76
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True/ False

The Pilgrims were mainly seeking political freedom.

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False

77
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True/ False

The colonists were outraged by the Quebec Act.

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True

78
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True/ False

The legislative branch makes laws.

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True

79
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True/ False

The U.S. government is not federalist.

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False

80
Q

True/ False

Dictatorships rely on fear imposed by military force.

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True

81
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True/ False

County government is more powerful than state government.

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False

82
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True/ False

In a parliamentary system, the majority party chooses the executive.

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True

83
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True/ False

The constitution limits government authority via delegated powers.

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True

84
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True/ False

The president is the chief executive officer.

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True

85
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True/ False

The Supreme Court is the second highest court in the country.

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False

86
Q

True/ False

The 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote.

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True

87
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True/ False

A charter gives a city a name and serves as its constitution.

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True

88
Q

True/ False

A pluralistic society is one in which differing opinions and parties exist freely.

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True

89
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True/ False

Liberty involves personal and political freedom.

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True

90
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True/ False

A representative majority consists of those appointed by the president

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False

91
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True/ False

The electoral college indirectly elects the president

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True

92
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True/ False

A demagogue is generally an uninspiring leader who is not good at changing the mind of the people

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False

93
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True/ False

Hitler would be a good example of a demagogue

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True

94
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True/ False

The electoral college directly elects the president for the people

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False

95
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True/ False

The Founding Fathers instituted federalism to divide and distribute governmental power.

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True

96
Q

True/ False

In a pluralistic society the strength of the majority is infinite

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False

97
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True/ False
In the USA, equality means that all citizens are not only equal under the law, but that we’re all guaranteed equal outcomes in life.

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False

98
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True/ False

The Articles of Confederation were enacted after the Constitution.

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False

99
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True/ False

Ratification involves approving something.

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True

100
Q

True/ False

A unicameral legislature has only one branch.

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True

101
Q

True/ False

Shay’s Rebellion spread the fear of anarchy throughout state legislatures.

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True

102
Q

True/ False

The Three-Fifths Compromise had nothing to do with slavery.

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False

103
Q

True/ False

During the spring of 1789 the world’s first constitutional democracy was instituted in the US.

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True

104
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True/ False

The Federalist Papers forcefully defended constitutional provisions of power.

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True

105
Q

True/ False

Patrick Henry was a federalist.

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False

106
Q

True/ False

On September 17, 1787, delegates gathered to sign the official copy of the Constitution.

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True

107
Q

True/ False

The New Jersey Plan advocated for a unicameral Congress.

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True

108
Q

True/ False

The Rights of Bill govern the lives of all Americans.

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False

109
Q

True/ False

The 8th Amendment forbids cruel, unusual, and unjust punishment against Americans.

A

True

110
Q

True/ False

The 6th Amendment addresses the rights of the accused in criminal trials.

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True

111
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True/ False

The 4th Amendment deals with reserved rights of the states.

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False

112
Q

True/ False

The 2nd Amendment allows for the right to bear arms.

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True

113
Q

True/ False

The 24th Amendment allowed 18 year-olds to vote.

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False

114
Q

True/ False

The poll tax was abolished with the 24th Amendment.

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True

115
Q

True/ False

The 20th Amendment addressed presidential term limits.

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False

116
Q

True/ False

Amending the Constitution involved the 3rd Amendment.

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False

117
Q

The _______ ___ ________ required parents to provide for the education of their children.

A

Act of 1642

118
Q

_________________ is defined as church members electing their leaders.

A

Congregationalism

119
Q

Mr. T is related to the guy who fell off the _______________.

A

Mayflower

120
Q

A ______________ is a government ruled directly by God or the clergy.

A

Theocracy

121
Q

Without any government, we would live in _____________.

A

Anarchy

122
Q

The _____ _______________ protects the states powers from federal domination.

A

10th Amendment

123
Q

_______________ is divided into the House of Representatives and the Senate.

A

Congress

124
Q

Mr. T’s grandparents came from ___________, an country with a parliamentary system.

A

The U.K.

125
Q

A ________________ government retains most power at a regional level.

A

Confederate

126
Q

When the people elect their peers to operate the government on their behalf, it is called an __________ ______________.

A

Indirect democracy

127
Q

The following factors nurtured the growth of colonial political power:

  • official neglect
  • ________________ _______________
  • geographic hindrances
A

Geographic remoteness

128
Q

The 33 year-old _____________ _________________ would do the actual writing of the Constitution.

A

Thomas Jefferson

129
Q

The ______________ ____ ___________ was a document guaranteeing basic civil liberties to all British subjects.

A

Petition of Rights

130
Q

In 1760, Britain’s huge _______ following the end of the French and Indian War was a source of tension that pushed Americans toward independence.

A

Debt

131
Q

__________ ______________ is known as the Father of the Constitution.

A

James Madison

132
Q

How is American government indebted to the Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

A

Social contract and Written constitution

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