Government Unit 1 Review

What is the supreme law of the land (meaning all federal, state and local laws must conform to this)?

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Virginia Constitution

• the United States Constitution

• the Articles of Confederation

The Constitution has a supremacy clause, this means that if the national government and the state government disagree, the ____________ government is right.

• local

• state

• national

Which basic principle of the Constitution of the United States prevents any one branch from gaining too much power?

• checks and balances

• representative government

• popular sovereignty

• rule of law

A federal government is one in which

• all power is concentrated in the central government.

• limited powers are assigned to a central agency by independent states.

• power is divided between a central government and local governments.

• powers are divided between a legislative branch and an executive branch.

The individual 50 States lack which basic characteristic of a state?

• government

• sovereignty

• Constitution

• defined population

All political powers in a state are concentrated at the central level under which form of government?

• federal

• confederate

• unitary

• executive

Which of the following statements is NOT true of parliamentary government?

• The executive is chosen by the legislature.

• The legislature is subject to the direct control of the executive.

• The prime minister and cabinet are part of the legislative branch.

• The prime minister and cabinet must resign if they lose the support of a majority of the legislature.

Which of the following directly influenced the Framers in the development of the Constitution?

• Chinese tradition

• the Articles of Confederation

• Virginia's royal charter

• Spanish tradition

At the Philadelphia Convention, the delegates agreed to

• make minor revisions to the Articles of Confederation.

• open their sessions to the public.

• pass proposals by unanimous vote only.

• draft a new constitution.

The idea that the people have the right to abolish an abusive and unresponsive government was FIRST formally expressed by Americans in the

• Constitution.

• Petition of Right.

• Declaration of Rights.

• Declaration of Independence.