Government/Civics Final Exam Review

Define: Bicameral

• One House

• Two Houses

• Three Houses

• Four Houses

What was the Great Compromise?

• Both sides refused to give up anything

• One side gave up while the other did not

• Anti-federalists beat the federalists

• Each side gave up part of what they wanted to meet in the middle

Define: To Ratified

• To Approve an amendment

• To Not Approve an amendment

• To debate

What were the Federalists?

• Enemies of the Constitution

• The British Loyalists

• Supporters of the Constitution

• Writers of the Declaration of Independence

What were the Anti-Federalists

• Enemies of the Constitution

• British Loyalists

• Supporters of the Constitution

• Writers of the Declaration of Independence

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Military

• Judicial

What is the word for a group of people who make laws?

• Board of Directors

• A Legislature

• Supreme Court

• Executives

What does it mean to Ratify something?

• To fail (a law)

• To push (a law)

• To pass (a law)

• To decide (a law)

A kind of government ruled by ONE person who usually took power with help from the military is called a...?

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Republic