Unit 1 Assessment Review

A federal system of government is

• one that is unique to the United States

• one in which the central government controls the economy

• one in which central government power is limited by a system of checks and balances.

• one in which power is shared between a central government and state or regional governments

One of the main ideas to come from the Magna Carta was....

• That the king had to obey the same laws as the people

• The rulers were given their power by God

• That the English people had freedom of religion

• That the king was the only one to hold power

In English history, the Magna Carta (1215) and the English Bill of Rights (1689) both reinforced the concept of

• universal suffrage.

• Limited Government

• religious toleration.

• a laissez-faire economy

What role did the Great Compromise play in settling the differences about representation between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan?

• Created a unicameral legislature based on proportional representation.

• Created a bicameral legislature with one house based on proportional representation and the other house based on equal representation.

• Created a bicameral legislature based on proportional representation.

• Created a unicameral legislature based on equal representation.

One of the major philosophical principles in the Declaration of Independence was that of

• Natural Rights

• Freedom of Speech

• Abolish of Slavery

• Separations of Powers

Which form of government is an alliance of independent states who give power to a central government for purposes of trade or protection?

• Federal

• Confederal

• Unitary

• Oligarchy

Who holds power in an oligarchy?

• King

• President

• Elected Officials

• A few People

The phrase "We the People" relates to which of the following principles of the Constitution?

• Federalism

• Popular sovereignty

• Judicial Review

• Checks and balances

Which political philosopher wrote in Second Treatises of Civil Government that government’s power should be limited so that it could not take away the natural rights of its citizens?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

There is a separation between the executive and legislative branches of government in which type of government?

• Federal

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

• Rebulican