Govt-Final Exam Review #1

Which of the following is NOT one of the four defining characteristics of all states?

• population

• territory

• sovereignty

• individual freedoms

What is the definition of government?

• The institution through which a society makes and enforces public policies

• The population and territory of a given region

• The idea that people agree of their own free will to give power to others

• The supreme authority of a state

Who holds the supreme authority in a dictatorship?

• a majority of the people

• a single person or small group of people

• the courts

• the legislature

A government in which the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments is called a ________ government.

• federal

• confederate

• unitary

• parliamentary

What are the basic powers that every government holds?

• legislative, executive, and judicial powers

• population, territory, and sovereign powers

• those granted by God as divine rights

• those granted by the people through free and open elections

The first attempt to unite the former colonies under a central government was called the ____.

• Declaration of Independence

• Albany Plan of Union

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

What was the main point of disagreement between supporters of the Virginia and New Jersey plans?

• whether or not they should keep the Articles of Confederation

• how the States would be represented in Congress

• whether or not there should be an executive

• how they would present the completed Constitution to their States

What resulted from the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• a strengthening of relations between the States

• widespread violent rebellions against the national government

• many revisions of the Articles to strengthen the national government

• bickering among the States and economic chaos

What is ratification?

• formal approval

• a refusal to buy certain goods

• meeting to protest against a government

• disagreement

What made American colonists angry and resentful toward England?

• harsh taxes and trade restrictions

• a lack of military protection

• an English boycott of American goods

• British attempts to destroy their governments