American Government Final Exam Review #1

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Term length of a Senator

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6 years

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Popular sovereignty, a principle set forth in the Constitution, means that--

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people are the source of the government's power.

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Which enlightenment thinker believed that a government is needed to keep order?

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Hobbes

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Who is associated with the idea that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed and that the people have the right to alter or abolish a destructive government?

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John Locke

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How was the conflict between large and small states resolved?

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The House of Representatives and Senate were created.

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Which is the best summary of the "Three-Fifths Compromise?"?

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Each slave was counted as less that one free person.

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The sharing of power between the national & state governments.

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FEDERALISM

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Federalist wrote essays called the Federalist Papers. What might they have supported?

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Strong central government

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What does Article I (1) establish?

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Legislative Branch

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What does Article II (2) establish? Options: Legislative Branch, Judicial Branch, Executive Branch, Supremacy of the Constitution

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Executive Branch