Intro to Government

Intro to Government

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Multiple Choice

What is government?

• system of authority

• power structure

• institution through which society makes policy

• all of the above

Poll

Which branch of government do you know the most about?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• None of these

Multiple Choice

What type of government does the United States have?

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

Multiple Choice

In which document would you find the paragraph from the preceding slide?

• Declaration of Independence

• Magna Carta

• The Bible

• US Constitution

Multiple Select

Which of the following would be considered a US citizen?

• Someone born in Ohio

• Someone born in Canada but sneaks into the US

• Someone who has parents who are US citizens

Open Ended

What is ONE KEY THING you've learned so far?

Multiple Choice

What idea would best sum up the excerpt you've just read from the Magna Carta?

• Due Process

• Judicial Review

• Autocracy

Multiple Choice

Review: Which philosopher talked about different branches of government (separation of powers)?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Hobbes

• Voltaire

Multiple Choice

Which of these English colonies was established first?

• Plymouth

• Pennsylvania

• Ohio

• Jamestown

Multiple Choice

Which war led to the American Revolution?

• French and Indian War

• King Phillip's War

• War of the Roses

Multiple Choice

What percent of American colonists supported the patriot cause?

• 25%

• 33%

• 50%

• 75%

Multiple Select

Select the reasons the 13 colonists were able to defet the British.

• fighting on home soil

• British didn't try to win

• colonial army avoided major battles

• France helped the American cause

• Britain didn't send enough troops

Multiple Choice

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Roger Sherman

• Robert Livingston

Multiple Choice

Most historians would say that the Articles of Confederation failed because:

• they were too weak and ineffective

• they made the government too powerful

• they destroyed state governments

Multiple Select

Review: What were 2 successes that happened under the AOC era?

• Winning the Revolutionary War

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Northwest Ordinance

Multiple Choice

Who is responsible for much of the actual wording of the USCON?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Gouverneur Morris

Multiple Choice

Review: Which plan? Equal representation, favored small states.

• NJ Plan

• VA Plan

Multiple Choice

Review: Which plan, proposed by Madison, gave more representation to larger states in a strong national government?

• NJ Plan

• VA Plan

Multiple Choice

Which compromise had to do with slavery and representation?

• Connecticut

• 3/5

• Great

Multiple Choice

How many of the 13 states had to ratify the new USCON before it became law?

• 7

• 9

• 11

• 13

Multiple Choice

True/False: The framers decided to outlaw slavery at the constitutional convention?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Who is considered the "father of the constitution?"

• George Washington

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

Multiple Choice

Which principle of the USCON is reflected in the phrase "We the people?"

• Limited Government

• Federalism

• Popular Sovereignty

Multiple Choice

Which principle of the USCON: government power is divided into different branches.

• Checks and Balances

• Judicial Review

• Separation of Powers

Multiple Choice

Which principle of the USCON: States are allowed to make their own laws about many issues.

• Limited Government

• Judicial Review

• Federalism

Multiple Select

Which of these powers belongs to the National government?

• fight wars

• run schools

• print money

• make treaties with other countries

• pave local roads

Multiple Choice

For the picture on the previous slide, which level of government?

• Federal

• State

• Local

Multiple Choice

For the picture on the previous slide, which level of government?

• Federal

• State

• Local

Multiple Choice

Review: Which amendment was important for establishing federalism?

• 1st

• 8th

• 10th

• 22nd

Multiple Choice

True/False: If you get married in one state, you are legally married in ANY state.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which of the following discrimination is NOT allowed under the privileges and immunities clause?

• can't drive out of your home state

• higher cost if go to college out of state

• not allowed to become a citizen of another state

• higher fee for out of state hunting license