Gov't--Constitution

An institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies best defines:

• Dictatorship
• Government
• Democracy
• State

A group of people who live in a defined territory that is organized politically best defines:

• Dictatorship
• Government
• Democracy
• State

In what type of government does political authority rest in the hands of BOTH central and local governments?

• Unitary
• Confederation
• Federal
• Presidential Government

A confederation is best defined as:

• A government in which a single person holds power
• A government in which power is divided between a central government and other local governments
• A government in which the executive and legislative branches are separate and coequal.
• An alliance of independent states

Which of the following served as the first National Government of the U.S.?

• First Continental Congress
• Stamp Act Congress
• Second Continental Congress
• New England Confederation

Which of the following is NOT one of the “self-evident” truths listed by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence?

• All men are created equal
• Divine Right
• Under certain circumstances people have a right to rebel against their government
• One purpose of government is promoting people’s safety and happiness

Which of the following defines the principle of popular sovereignty?

• The power of government is restricted
• All people have rights that cannot be taken away
• Government exists and functions only with the consent of the governed; people hold political power
• Political power is divided among various branches of government

Which of the following was NOT a major source of ideas for the Constitution?

• The political writings of John Locke
• British tradition
• Colonial experiences
• Spanish colonial law

What do the first 3 articles of the Constitution address?

• The National Government and the States
• The organization of the National Government
• The formal amendment process
• The place of the States in the Union

To whom did the Three-Fifths Compromise refer?

• Enslaved people
• Native Americans
• Women
• The poor