Gov: Unit 1 Review

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What is a Confederation?

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type of govt that is an alliance of independent states; not national govt

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What is an autocracy?

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when there is only one person who holds all the power

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Which of the following describes a presidential democracy?
Options:
the legislative branch chooses the chief executive
the legislative branch and the executive branch are TOGETHER
the judicial branch picks the president

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the legislative and executive branch are SEPARATE

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Which of the following is a form of government we use in the United States? Representative Democracy, Autocracy, Direct Democracy, Unitary

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Representative Democracy

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Which principle states that no one is above the law; it applies to everyone, even those in charge?

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rule of law

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Which philosopher had the idea of Social Contract Theory?

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John Locke

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Which of the following did Charles Montesquieu believe in? Social Contract Theory, Separation of powers/Checks and balances, All rights should be given to the king, Direct democracy

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Separation of powers/Checks and balances

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What document did Thomas Jefferson write? Options: The Declaration of Independence, The Articles of Confederation, The Constitution, Magna Carta

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The Declaration of Independence

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Which of the following was expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
- there would be a president in the United States
- the people had the right to abolish a government that wasn't fair to them
- the people would be willing to give up all their rights

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the people had the right to abolish a government that wasn't fair to them

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The Great Compromise had included two different plans. What were they?

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The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan