Gov Unit 1

An individual who believes that a leader's right to rule comes from God is a believer in which theory of government?

• Force Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

Political communities formed around the family dynamic system - male fathers heading it

• Social Contract Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Force Theory

A system of government where the people elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

• Confederacy

• Monarchy

• Unitary

• Republic

Which best describes the Social Contract Theory?

• Constitution and federal laws and treaties are the highest ranking rules of the land

• Hypothetical life without government institutions

• People live together in a society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political rules of

• Community with organized government in a territory

Why did Southern States want to have slaves be counted equally as part of the population for population numbers at the Constitutional Convention?

• To increase taxes its citizens would pay the Federal Government

• To gain representation in Congress at the Federal Government

• To increase taxes payed to the Local Government

• To gain representation in Congress at the local level

Which of the following best aligns with the Virginia Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention?

• Representation in government would be determined based off of the population

• Representation in government for slaves would use a system of counting 3/5 of the slaves in the South

• Representation in government would be determined on an equal basis

• Representation in government would use a bicameral congress to appease all states

Which of the following best aligns with the New Jersey proposed at the Constitutional Convention?

• Representation in government for slaves would use a system of counting 3/5 of the slaves in the South

• Representation in government would be determined based off of the population

• Representation in government would use a bicameral congress to appease all states

• Representation in government would be determined on an equal basis

Shay's Rebellion caused the new nation’s leaders to realize that....

• the nation needed to outlaw slavery

• a stronger national government was needed.

• the Bill of Rights did an inadequate job of protecting individual right

• the Bill of Rights did an inadequate job of protecting states’ rights.

Democratic government gains its strength from...

• the consent and trust of the people.

• a constitution that gives it unlimited power.

• the support of business owners.

• a strong national military

Which of the following best describes the state of nature?

• people live together in society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political rules of

• community with organized government in a territory

• hypothetical life without government institutions

• constitution and federal laws and treaties are the highest ranking rules of the land