FINAL REVIEW

Dividing the government into 3 specific branches is called?

• Checks and Balances
• Tri-Government Balance
• Pyramid of Power
• Separation of Powers

The "Federalist Papers" were written to:

• Explain and convince the people into supporting the new U.S Constitution.

• spark a new revolution among the American people against their government.

• oppose a strong centralized government.

• create a new monarchy.

The ___________ are for the ratification (approval) of the U.S Constitution.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Whiggs

• Representatives

Not allowing one branch of the government to have too much power and go crazy is known as?

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Great Compromise

• Shay's Rebellion

The founding fathers combined the ideas of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to come up with -

• Compromise of 1820

• Three-fifths compromise

• Great Compromise

• Constitutional Convention

Which battle is considered the Turning Point of the American Revolution?

• Battle of Trenton
• Battle of Saratoga
• Lexington & Concord
• Battle of Bunker Hill

The "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?

• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Saratoga
• Battle of Trenton
• Battle of Lexington & Concord

The French and Europeans began to support the Americans after this battle

• Lexington and Concord
• Yorktown
• Saratoga

Which of the following was the main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence?

• convince Great Britain to stop mercantilism in North America
• force Spain to support a Revolutionary War against England
• proclaim war on Great Britain due to lack of economic rights
• state the colonists' reasons for separating from Great Britain

According to the Declaration of Independence, the main purpose of a government is to-

• ensure the stability of the economy
• protect the rights of the individual
• provide strong military leadership
• protect a nation from foreign invasions