UNIT 1: AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

Question 1

John Locke

Answer 1

A philosopher

Question 2

Legitimate

Answer 2

Acceptable, reasonable, “official”

Question 3

Natural Rights

Answer 3

Rights that everyone has for being a human. It is not written down. The rights are life, liberty, and property

Question 4

State of Nature

Answer 4

A place without any civilization or government

Question 5

Consent

Answer 5

Permission, approval

Question 6

“The supreme law of the land”

Answer 6

the constitution, nothing can go against it

Question 7

Concurrent Powers

Answer 7

Powers that both the natural government and state government have

Question 8

Reserved Power

Answer 8

State Government

Question 9

Enumerated/ Expressed Powers

Answer 9

National Government

Question 10

Separation of Power

Answer 10

Breaks the Government into different groups, they are in charge of different
things

Question 11

Federalism

Answer 11

shared government between national and the state government

Question 12

Congress/ Legislative Branch

Answer 12

Makes Laws

Question 13

President/ Executive Branch

Answer 13

Enforces Laws

Question 14

Courts/ Judicial Branch

Answer 14

Interprets Laws

Question 15

Wolves of Yellowstone

Answer 15

basically the national and state government got together to solve the fact that wolves were endangered and the federal gov.

Question 16

Continuation of Wolves of Yellowstone

Answer 16

brought them back to (Canada?) and the people who were upset that their livestock would die, the gov. gave them $$$.

Question 17

South Dakota vs. Dole

Answer 17

Congress tried to have all states change their legal drinking age to 21+ bc of how many car wrecks there have been. South Dakota said no<3, so congress said, then no $ for freeways . .
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South Dakota agreed

Question 18

Popular Sovereignty

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Answer 18

the people give the gov. their power, like when it comes to voting during this up coming election, Biden 2020, VOTE BLUE

Question 19

Judicial Review

Answer 19

Power of the court of a country to review actions

Question 20

Limited Government

Answer 20

one bound by law to have limited control over its citizens and economy. power is divided among separate branches, each has its own power constrained by others

Question 21

Checks and balances

Answer 21

Every branch has power over another branch so their power isn’t used unconstitutionally

Question 22

Natural Rights

Answer 22

Rights that everyone has bc they’re human. life, liberty, property

Question 23

Declaration of Independence

Answer 23

The first formal statement by 13 colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. (07,4,1776)

Question 24

Articles of Confederation

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Answer 24

Basically constitution but make it 8 years later and better (1789)

Question 25

Shay’s Rebellion

Answer 25

A rebellion that protested for debt and succeeded in shutting down the court system it took 6 months to accomplish (8,29,1786)

Question 26

Revolutionary War

Answer 26

the war for american independence from Britain. the fight was battle of Lexington and concord in 1775 and lasted through the battle of Yorktown in 1781. (4,19,1775-9,3,1783)