AP Government Unit 2

AP Government Unit 2

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Social Studies

12th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which theory contends that our society is divided along class lines and that a narrow upper-class strata rules regardless of the formal organization of government? Options: Elite, Communist, Socialist, Egalitarian

Back

Elite

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Under the Articles of Confederation, did the national government have the power to charge taxes of the states?

Back

False

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why is Shay's Rebellion significant?

Back

It showed that the government under the Articles of Confederation did not have enough power

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following is an example of checks and balances, as established by the Constitution? Options: A requirement that states lower their legal drinking age to eighteen as a condition of receiving funds through federal highway grant programs, Media criticism of public officials during an election campaign period, The requirement that presidential appointments to the Supreme Court be approved by the Senate, The election of the President by the electoral college rather than by direct election

Back

The requirement that presidential appointments to the Supreme Court be approved by the Senate

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

As originally ratified, the United States Constitution included provisions designed to: limit the importation of foreign manufactured goods, increase the economic powers of the central government, increase the economic importance of the agrarian sector relative to that of the manufacturing sector, guarantee the states a greater role in economic policy-making.

Back

increase the economic powers of the central government

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which branch of government makes the nation's laws and is divided into the House of Representatives and the Senate?

Back

Legislative Branch

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which philosopher believed that people had natural rights and advocated for the social contract? Options: Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Montesquieu

Back

John Locke

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