Govt. Final Exam

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Which of the following are characteristics of a state?
Options:
sovereignty and a military,
public projects and a government,
population and sovereignty,
a territory and a legal system

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population and sovereignty

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Which theory holds that the first governments formed as a result of people agreeing among themselves to submit to the authority of a state?

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social contract theory

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The supreme power of a state to act within its territory and have absolute authority over its internal and external affairs is called

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sovereignty.

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Parliament imposed a series of taxes on the colonies beginning in 1764 in order to

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help pay Britain's debts resulting from the French and Indian war.

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Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: Congress lacked the power to tax., Congress was not allowed to coin money., Congress was not allowed to conduct foreign policy., The president had too much power.

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Congress lacked the power to tax.

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The 1803 landmark Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison established the principle of

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judicial review

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What is the name of the group of executive department heads who advise the president?

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Cabinet

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Which of the following is a power the executive branch has to check the legislative branch? Veto, Oversight, Override, Review

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Veto

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Who is considered the Father of the Constitution?

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James Madison

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What is the order for the three parts of the Constitution?

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Preamble, Articles, Amendments