American Government Final Review

Government in which a small group of people hold the power

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Monarchy

Government that is led by a King and Queen

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

All of the following influenced the American government EXCEPT:

• Concept of limited government

• Concept of rights of the individual

• Concept of state support of the church

• None of the above

The main cause of the American Revolution

• England taxing the colonies without their consent

• England refused to outlaw slavery

• The colonies lost representation in parliament

• The colonies were not able to find local jobs

What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• Declare war on Great Britain

• Unite England and the colonies

• List the freedoms the colonists demanded in the Constitution

• Declare independence from England

What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• The executive branch was too weak

• The legislative branch was composed of 2 chambers

• The government was too weak and ineffective

• It took 9/13 states to agree to pass a law

The compromise that was reached at the Constitutional Convention to help reshape the legislative branch

• The Philadelphia Compromise

• The New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• The Connecticut Compromise

The compromise reached over counting slaves in the population count

• 3/5 compromise

• 3/4 compromise

• 2/3 compromise

• 1/2 compromise

Which branch of government is tasked with making laws?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Supreme Court

Which branch is responsible for interpreting laws?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Supreme Court