Unit 1 Test

Question 1

Royal colonies

Answer 1

Direct control from the crown; governor named by the king to serve as the colonies chief executive; council also named the king, laws passed had to be approved by the king

Question 2

Proprietary colonies

Answer 2

Organized by a proprietor, a person who the king had made a grant of land; governed how the proprietor wanted; governments similar to royal colonies; bicameral or unicameral; decisions could be carried to the king of London

Question 3

Charter colonies

Answer 3

Massachusetts bay was the first established charter colony in 1629, but was later removed in 1691; governors of charter colonies were elected annually; laws did not need the governor appointed by the king, or the king’s approval; judges appointed by the legislature; appeals could be taken from the colonial courts to the king

Question 4

How do you apply for statehood?

Answer 4

Territory asks congress for admission, congress passes an enabling act if they say yes, territory prepares a constitution accepted by the territory’s population, then sends it to congress for them to accept them as a state

Question 5

How do you ratify an amendment?

Answer 5

Gets proposed by congress or state legislatures by 2/3 of the vote, then ratified by 3/4 of the state legislatures or by the conventions of 3/4 of the state

Question 6

Popular sovereignty

Answer 6

The political principle that the people are the source of all governmental power and the government requires the consent of the governed

The principle that the people are the only source for all governmental power

Question 7

Limited government

Answer 7

The idea that the government may only do those things that the people have given it the power to do

Government may only do those things the people have given it the power to do

Question 8

Separation of powers

Answer 8

The principle that each of the basic powers of government-executive, legislative, judicial- should be yelled by an independent branch of government

Keeps a strong central government from being too powerful

Question 9

Constitutionalism

Answer 9

The idea that the government must be conducted according to the constitutional powers

Question 10

Rule of law

Answer 10

The principle that the government and its officers must always obey the laws

Question 11

Checks and Balances

Answer 11

The system under which each branch of the government can check, or limit, the actions of the other branches by an independent branch of government

President can veto bills but congress can override a veto

Question 12

Veto

Answer 12

Reject

Question 13

Judicial review

Answer 13

The power of a court to determine whether a government action is constitutional or not

Courts can decide if a government action is constitutional

Question 14

Unconstitutional

Answer 14

In violation or provision of the constitution, and therefore illegal and no effect

Question 15

Federalism

Answer 15

The principle that political power should be divided between a central government and number of regional governments

Compromise between an all powerful government and an independent state

Question 16

What are the six principles of government and what do they mean?

Answer 16

Popular sovereignty; limited government; separation of powers; checks and balances; judicial review; federalism

Question 17

Articles of confederation

Answer 17

Allowed few powers to the central government; the states come together; “a government of the people”

Question 18

Framers

Answer 18

Delegates who attended the philly convention

Question 19

Delegates

Answer 19

Representives

Question 20

Ratify

Answer 20

Approve a formal agreement

Question 21

Anti-federalist

Answer 21

Opposed the ratification of the constitution

• believe they should have a bill of rights
• national government will have too much power

Question 22

Federalists

Answer 22

Favored the ratification of a constitution

• articles are too weak
• liberties of the bill of rights are already covered in the constitution

Question 23

Exclusive power

Answer 23

Powered that can only be exercised by the national government

Question 24

Due process

Answer 24

Must act fairly with rules

Question 25

Representative government

Answer 25

System in which public policies are mad by officials selected by the voters

Question 26

Concurrent power

Answer 26

Those powers that the national government and the states posses and exercise simultaneously by the 2 basic levels of government

Question 27

2 basic levels of government

Answer 27

National and state governments

Question 28

3 basic levels of governments

Answer 28

Local, national and state

Question 29

Connecticut plan

Answer 29

Agreement during the constitutional convention that the congress should be composed of a senate in which states would be represented equally based on a states population

Question 30

Virginia plan

Answer 30

Called for 3 branches of government; legislative, judicial and executive

Question 31

Legislative

Answer 31

Makes law

Question 32

Executive

Answer 32

Carries out law

Question 33

Judicial

Answer 33

Interprets law

Question 34

Full faith and credit clause

Answer 34

Comes into play in court and applies to civil not criminal matters, how laws are different in each state

Question 35

Supremacy clause

Answer 35

The constitution is the supreme law of the land; this means the constitution ranks above all other forms of law

Question 36

Federalism

Answer 36

System of government written in the constitution that divides the power between central and national government

Question 37

Concurrent powers sharing responsibility

Answer 37

• levy and collect taxes
• borrows money
• established court
• define crimes and set punishments
• set environmental and health standards
• protect boarders

Question 38

Maybury vs. madison

Answer 38

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