Fall Semester Final

Front

What does sovereign mean?

Back

independent and free

Front

Which TYPE of government is authoritarian?

Back

dictatorship

Front

Which theory of political power discusses that people of a nation give the government authority in exchange for protection of natural rights?

Back

Social Contract

Front

Which of the following is a public service provided by a government?
Options:
public education,
restaurants,
construction,
shopping mall

Back

public education

Front

What document limited the power of government for the first time?

Back

Magna Carta

Front

What concepts were developed with the English Bill of Rights? Speedy trial, No cruel punishment; Voting, public education; Open punishment, right to trial; Privacy, running for office

Back

Speedy trial, No cruel punishment

Front

What is the government principal where the government does not have all authority?

Back

limited government

Front

What government principle rejects the accumulation of powers in a government?

Back

separation of power

Front

What did the Connecticut Compromise do?

Back

Created the bicameral legislature with the House and Senate.

Front

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution?

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To ensure individual freedoms of citizens were honored.