Final Exam Review

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What are natural rights (unalienable rights)?

• Rights that cannot be taken away from you.

• Rights that cannot be defended.

• Rights that are guaranteed by the king.

• Rights that are not applicable to foreigners.

What is a unitary form of government?

• power being distributed from the central authority to the regional authority

• power being distributed from the regional authority to the central authority

• power being shared between the central and regional authorities

• the king has absolute control over all the people and their lives.

What is an example of a representative democracy?

• voting for members of Congress

• serving on a jury

• taking a public opinion poll

• protesting a government action

What principle is reflected when the government is limited in the actions they can take, and their power is not absolute?

• representative democracy

• limited government

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

The English Philosophers had numerous influences on Jefferson's writing of the Declaration of Independence, which of the following was an influence?

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

• absolute power

• federalism

Which of the following principles of the Constitution state that the government's power should come from the 'consent of the governed' and is found in the Preamble as, "We the people..."

• checks and balances

• separation of powers

• limited government

• popular sovereignty

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• to protect individual's rights from the federal government

• to ensure that states were more powerful than the federal government

• to promote the international interests of the US

• to guarantee the political rights of former slaves, immigrants, and women

Which principle of the Constitution, allows each branch to have some control over the other two branches, to prevent one branch from becoming to powerful?

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Powers

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

Which principle of the Constitution divides power between the national and state governments?

• Separation of Powers

• Limited Government

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances