Unit 1 Foundations of Government

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The "Rule of Law" states that

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all people, including those who govern, must obey the law.

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The Magna Carta is most important for which reason?

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It put limits on the monarch's power.

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Which article established the Presidency?

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II

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What replaced the Articles of Confederation? Options: Articles of Confederation, Declaration of Independence, United States Constitution, The President of the United States

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United States Constitution

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Article III of the Constitution establishes the 

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Judicial Branch

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What was the purpose of the English Bill of Rights?

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to limit the power of the British monarch

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Anti-Federalist concerns with the powers of the President, as laid out in the Constitution, led to the addition of a -

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Bill of Rights to define and protect individual liberties.

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Which article established Congress? Options: I, II, V, VII

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I

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Define The Great Compromise (also known as the Connecticut Compromise)

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An agreement that was reached at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 which set up the legislative branch with the House and the Senate.

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Which group of people would have been most likely to say that "The U.S. Constitution IS a Bill of Rights because it guarantees citizens a role in government, therefore a Bill of Rights does not need to be included"? Options: Anti-Federalists, Senators, The Framers, Federalists

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Federalists