Government Final Review #1

What was the first attempt at creating a government?

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• To have checks and balances

• To protect the federal government

• They thought the Constitution was too short

• To protect peoples' individual rights

The highest law in the United States is the:

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Amendment Scroll

• Constitution

The highest law in the United States is the:

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Amendment Scroll

• Constitution

What type of government do we have in the United States?

• Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Socialist

• Communist

Define "federalism".

• a loose union of powerful states

• sharing power between state governments and the national government

• a weak central government

• a strong central government with no powers held by states

Who said peoples' natural rights were life, liberty, and property?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Abraham Lincoln

What is Judicial Review?

• The courts can review laws and declare them unconstitutional

• Judges have a review system for some court cases

• The courts have the ability to reverse a decision

Which court case establishes Judicial Review?

• Mculloh V Maryland

• Marbury V Madison

• Plessy V Ferguson

• Hamilton V Jefferson

What is the main purpose of government?

• To protect the rights of the people

• To protect the life of people's things

• To give people things