Retest 20 B

The colonists were upset because they believed that England was levying unfair taxes.  What English right did this go against?

• All men are created equal
• No taxation without representation
• Equal rights for women
• Housing of soldiers

America's first Constitution was called the 

• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence
• Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
• United States Constitution

The US government's powers were divided into 3 different branches: the executive, the legislative, and the judicial.  Which Enlightenment thinker came up with this idea?

• Rousseau
• Montesquieu
• Locke
• Voltaire

Which of these best represents the concept of popular sovereignty?

• The people do not possess the knowledge, wisdom, or experience to govern.
• To be effective, a government must be popular with its citizens
• Legitimate power of government comes from the consent and will of the people
• Legitimate power of the government comes from the United States Constitution

In Federalism, government powers are

• Concentrated in the national government
• Concentrated in the state governments
• Shared by the national and state governments
• Shared by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights