Government Final Exam Review

Government powers that exist at both the national and state levels of government are called "concurrent powers". Which of these is an example of a concurrent power?

• collect taxes

• provide defense

• establish schools

• regulate state trade

The ______ branch of the federal government is responsible for interpreting the laws of the United States.

A government principle in which the legislative, judicial, and executive powers are held by different groups of people is called ______.

The people who came to the American colonies in the 17th century had already been exposed to the idea of limited government mainly because of what document?

• The Constitution

• The Articles of Confederation

• Treaty of Versailles

• The Magna Carta

The Mayflower Compact was unique because it

• was the foundation for the Declaration of Independence

• Allowed black colonists freedom centuries before emancipation

• allowed colonists to import slaves from Africa to work on southern planations

• Was the first example of colonial European self-government in North America

Why was the 15th Amendment important?

Answer explanation

This amendment was created primarily for the purpose of granting former slaves suffrage (men only).

Match the following

• The Supreme Court will look at a case involving the 1st Amendment

• Judicial Review

• The Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches

• Popular Sovereignty

• The Senate has the power to confirm a presidential appointment to the Supreme Court

• Checks and Balances

• The people vote to make decisions

• Separation of Powers

Match the following

• Freed enslaved people

• 14th

• Gave Women the Right to Vote

• 19th

• Expanded suffrage to formerly enslaved people

• 13th

• Defined citizenship

• 15th

What movement led to the Declaration of Independence and the Social Contract Theory.

• Realism

• Humanism

• Enlightenment

• Existentialism

Which segment of government is responsible for proposing federal government spending budgets?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial