Foundations of Government

What are rights that human beings share (life, liberty, and property)?

• sovereignty
• natural rights
• territory
• tabula rasa

What is Popular Sovereignty?

• The idea that people empower government
• The majority vote for a national election
• The concept that populations determine the size of the state
• The theory that popular presidents held more power

The idea of Natural Rights can be attributed to who?

• George Washington
• Adam Smith
• John Locke
• Thomas Jefferson

All of these are true of a democracy EXCEPT

• Power rests with the people
• It involves voting on a regular basis
• Power is held by one person or group
• the majority can sometimes act as a "mob"

Federalism means that power in our system is

• held exclusively by the executive branch
• held only by the individual states
• divided between the national and state governments
• split between the judicial and legislative branches

Choose two features of the government under the Articles of Confederation.

• three branches and it had a king

• one branch and it was a loose union of states

• one branch and it was a strict government

• strong army and navy

After the American Revolution citizens felt the power of their government should come from what source?

• a king

• other nations

• the people

• soldiers and the courts

Choose two weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation. (CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS!)

• no national court system

• we couldn't force people to pay taxes

• too many soldiers

• not enough land to farm

What was the main disagreement between the Federalists and Antifederalists all about?

• the strength of the goverment

• the size of the farmland

• the amount of slavery

• the type of jobs for women

Why was it difficult to add new laws under the Articles of Confederation?

• all 13 had to agree

• only 1 state needed to agree

• 7 states needed to agree

• 9 states needed to agree