Civics Fall 2020 Final Exam

The Legislative Branch consists of: 

• Congress which is broken into the House of Representatives and Senate
• Supreme Court
• President 

The Legislative Branch

• has to carry out the laws
• makes new laws
• decides the meaning of the laws

The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 

• Created a one house legislature
• Postponed the conversation about slavery
• Added the Bill of Rights 
• Created a two house legislature

The image represents what resolution that happened at the Convention- 

• Three Fifths Compromise
• One Quarter Compromise
• Slave Compromise
• Great Compromise

Government is not all powerful, and may only do those things the people have given it the power to do.

• Democracy
• Consent of the governed
• Limited government
• Rule of Law

People elect officeholders to make laws and conduct government on their behalf.

• Democracy
• Representative government
• Limited government
• Consent of the governed

People are the source of government power. Citizens give authority to the government in exchange for protection of rights.

• Democracy
• Consent of the governed
• Rule of law
• Representative government

1.  This term is used to describe the unique relationship between the state and national government in the United States.

• nullification
• states rights
• federalism
• confederation

The two major parties in America today are

• Federalist and Democratic Republicans
• Federalist and Anti Federalists
• Democrat and Republicans
• We have a multi-party system

TRUE Or FALSE: According to John Locke, the people have the right to revolt if the government doesn't follow the rules of the social contract (protecting the rights of the people).

• True

• False