Unit 1 Review - Govt/Civics

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Which theory describes the following? “The state emerges when a group of people come under the control of a single person or another group of people”

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Force Theory

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Which famous philosopher came up with the 4 features of the state?

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Aristotle

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One major difference between the royal and proprietary colonies, on the one hand, and the charter colonies, on the other, was that

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in the charter colonies, the governor was elected, not appointed.

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Which of the following basic concepts of government did the Magna Carta reflect? worth of the individual, limited government, ordered government, representative government

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limited government

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“Promote the general welfare” really means that

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Encourage good fortunes for all citizens.

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According to the social contract theory, the contract is

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a constitution.

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The idea that the people have the right to abolish an abusive and unresponsive government was FIRST formally expressed by Americans in the

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Declaration of Independence.

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Much of the Declaration of Independence consists of

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complaints of the wrongs done to the colonists.

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The government set up by the Articles of Confederation had

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only a legislative branch, consisting of a unicameral Congress.

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All of the following influenced the Framers in developing the Constitution EXCEPT: State constitutions., John Locke's Two Treatises of Government., British tradition.

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Virginia's royal charter.