GOVT FINAL EXAM REVIEW

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The form of democracy we have in this country is called:

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representative democracy

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Which of these is NOT one of the natural rights John Locke believed humans are born with? Life, Liberty, Property

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Wealth

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Which of the following is NOT a function of government: maintain social order, provide a free education, provide public services, provide security?

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provide a free education

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Ruling authority of a community or society that protect that community and make rules is:

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Government

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Delegates divided Congress into two houses, the senate with equal representation for all states, and the House of Representatives based on the population of each state. This compromise satisfied the interests of both smaller and larger states and was called:

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The Great Compromise

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The three branches of the government are:

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the legislative branch, the judicial branch, the executive branch

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Popular Sovereignty is the idea that:

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the power of government lies with the people

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Which incident led to the realization that the Articles of Confederation were weak and need to be changed? Options: Declaration of Independence, Shays Rebellion, Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act

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Shays Rebellion

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Which of the following best describes the five basic freedoms protected under the FIRST amendment? Religion, Speech, Unreasonable Searches and Seizures, assembly, press, speech, press, assembly, petition the government, speech, press, assembly, petition the government, and quartering soldiers, unreasonable search and seizure, quartering soldiers, religion, speech, press

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religion, speech, press, assembly, petition the government

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The fifteenth amendment says "no state may take away a person's voting rights on the basis of race, color, or previous enslavement" this gave the right to vote to:

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African American Males predominantly