Quarterly 1 Review

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Which statement describes separation of powers? Options: Civil servants are not subject to political pressure. Presidential power is not subject to congressional oversight. Civilian authorities have control over the branches of the military. Political authority is divided among the branches of the government.

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Political authority is divided among the branches of the government.

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According to the excerpt, which problem did the Articles of Confederation create? Plan of Policy for improving the Advantages and perpetuating the Union of the American States. In the first place, there must be a supreme power at the head of the union, vested with authority to make laws that respect the states in general and to compel obedience to these laws. Such a power must exist in every society or no man is safe. Options: a lack of checks on legislative powers, a lack of powers given to state legislatures, the lack of authority to enforce congressional acts, the lack of authority to apportion congressional districts.

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the lack of authority to enforce congressional acts

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Which statement describes the intent of checks and balances? Options: The government receives revenue from the people. The government receives authority from the people. No branch of government can become too powerful. No branch of government can apply concurrent powers.

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No branch of government can become too powerful.

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What was the significance of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense?

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It was an influential work calling for independence from Great Britain.

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Which document was an agreement by early American settlers that provided for self-government?

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The Mayflower Compact

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How has the excerpt affected society in the United States?

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No one is outside the law.

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How did the actions described in the Declaration of Independence affect the colonists? He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant . . . He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly . . .

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Colonists were unable to participate in their government.

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Which title describes the process illustrated in the U.S. Constitution? Options: The Amendment Process, The Nomination Process, The Lawmaking Process, The Appellate Process

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The Amendment Process

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During the ratification process, which complaint did the Anti-Federalists have with the U.S. Constitution? Options: It failed to protect individual rights. It failed to recognize regional differences. It failed to provide for fair local representation. It failed to create a strong central government.

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It failed to protect individual rights.

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How did Montesquieu's ideas about the separation of powers influence the writers of the U.S. Constitution? Options: The Constitution establishes a two-house legislature., The Constitution grants executive power over foreign policy., The Constitution makes the legislature the strongest branch of government., The Constitution distributes power among the three branches of government.

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The Constitution distributes power among the three branches of government.