Final Review Part 1

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What kind of distribution of power does Switzerland have?

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federal

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How is an oligarchy different from a monarchy?

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Oligarchies are ruled by a small group and monarchies are usually ruled by one person (king or queen).

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In a parliamentary democracy, the _____________ is the executive leader.

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Prime Minister

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Tommy is a resident in Bergundia. He, and every other citizen, go every Tuesday to vote on any laws/rules that are being considered.

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a direct democracy

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In English history, the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights both reinforced the concept of

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a limited monarchy

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The Declaration of Independence and the "Social Contract Theory" both arose from which philosophical movement?

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Enlightenment
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John Lock, Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean Jaques Rousseau were ALL _______.

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Influences on the ideals that shaped America’s government

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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

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To declare legal independence from Great Britain

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Why would southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention have opposed the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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They wanted their full population of slaves to be counted for purposed of Congressional representation.