Civics Final Exam Review

Philosopher who believed that everyone has natural rights (e.g. life, liberty, and property)  

• Montesqieu

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Rousseau

System of government - power is divided between the central government and the state government, each have their own level of sovereignty.

• Unitary

• Confederacy

• Federal

• None of These

The type of government in which citizens directly participate and have a vote in all aspects of the government.

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

The type of government that is ruled by a king or a queen and power is usually passed down from generation to generation.

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Oligarchy

The first written constitution of the colonies, written by Thomas Hooker

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• Petition of Rights

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

The document that paved the way for westward expansion, outlining the rules for new states to be admitted to the union. 

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitution

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Annapolis Convention

Agreement between Northern and Southern states to determine how to count population, specifically slaves, for representation in Congress?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

The group of Founders who opposed the new Constitution and pushed for more state rights and individual rights.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Minute Men

• None of These

To ratify the Constitution, the Federalists and Anti-Federalists agreed to add the first ten amendments to the Constitution called

• The Articles

• Virginia Plan

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble

The First Amendment includes all of the follow EXCEPT:

• free speech

• freedom of press

• right to bear arms

• right to peacefully assemble