Final Exam Review

European Enlightenment writers of the 17th and 18th centuries such as John Locke influenced America's colonial development by providing

• justification for state-supported churches

• a defense of the slave trade

• arguments for monarchy and rule by divine right

• ideas about self-government and political rights

One way in which the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the original United States Constitution (1789) are similar is that both documents

• list grievances against the British monarchy

• state that government receives its power from the people

• include a specific bill of rights

• guarantee voting rights to all persons

The Mayflower Compact (1620) and the Virginia House of Burgesses ( 1619) are early examples of

• steps toward representative government

• resistance to British rule

• resistance to British rule

• restrictions on religious freedom

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation was the inability of the central government to

• establish a postal system

• collect adequate taxes from the states

• control western lands

• admit new states to the Union

A fundamental principle of a republican form of government is that

• hereditary rulers are the legitimate possessors of political power

• legislation must be passed by the elected representatives of the people

• laws should be created directly by the citizens

• governments are not responsible for protecting individual rights

The phrase "consent of the governed" refers to the

• source of the government's power

• need to create political parties

• commitment to use implied powers

• development of a federal system of government

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. _____________________

A. Mayflower Compact

B. House of Burgesses

C. New England town meetings

• Attempts to Overthrow British Rule

• Development of Self-Government in the American Colonies

• Establishment of British Parliamentary Control Over the Colonies

• Establishment of British Parliamentary Control Over the Colonies

Which action could legally change a ruling of the United States Supreme Court?

• Which action could legally change a ruling of the United States Supreme Court?

• decision by a Federal district court

• a decision by the Supreme Court in a similar case

• a rejection of the ruling by a majority of the state governors

Political parties, the president's cabinet, and national nominating conventions are considered examples of

• delegated powers

• separation of powers

• the elastic clause

• the unwritten constitution

Which presidential role resulted from practice and custom rather than from constitutional authority?

• commander in chief

• chief executive

• head of his political party

• head of state