AP Government Unit 1 Review 2024

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According to the Declaration of Independence, the main purpose of a government is to-

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protect the rights of the individual

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According to the Declaration of Independence, from where does government get the power to achieve its purpose? Options: it is endowed by nature, from the permission of the king, from the authority of parliament, from the consent of the governed

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from the consent of the governed

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What is Popular Sovereignty?

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People voting and having a say in the governments decisions

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Federalists believed that the Articles of Confederation were a ________ and set up a ________ National Government.

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Failure, Weak.

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In Federalist Paper #10, what is a faction?

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special interest groups

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How did James Madison view the existence of “faction” in America?

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He feared faction but thought its effects could be managed by the existence of many competing factions.

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The Anti-Federalists in Brutus #1 argue that the proposed constitution would create too _________ a republic, a system of government that has never successfully existed in history.

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large

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Brutus #1 argues that the proposed Constitution would create a republic so large that representation would be "so numerous as to be incapable of transacting public business." This is an argument against a _________ system.

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pluralist

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Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power? Options: Legislative branch, the president, the state governments, national government

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the state governments

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Which of the following is an example of a weakness in the Articles of Confederation? Options: Congress couldn't collect taxes, Weak national government, Provided no common currency/money for all 13 states, All of the above

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All of the above