Government Unit 1 Review

An institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people under its control.

• Anarchy

• Government

• Democracy

• Republic

Heavily influenced the Founding Fathers and their ideas of Government.

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• George Washington

• Booker T. Washington

What is the primary purpose of government?

• to promote the economy

• to maintain a military

• to provide happiness

• Security

Where did delegates meet to write the Declaration of Independence.

• Trenton, NJ

• New York, NY

• Philadelphia, PA

• Washington D.C.

True or False. According to the Declaration of Independence, you have the right to revolution.

• true

• false

True or False. The government does NOT have your consent until you have voted in your first election.

• True

• False

The first Constitution of the United States was...

• the U.S. Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• Two Treatises of Government

Said that 3 out of every 5 slaves would be counted for representation and taxation purposes.

• New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

• The Virginia Plan

• The 3/5ths Compromise

There are _________ Articles in the U.S. Constitution.

• 5

• 7

• 9

• 11

The U.S. Constitution has _________ Amendments.

• 27

• 26

• 30

• 21