Midterm- Advanced Social Studies (2023)

What is Federalism?

• The form of government where citizens elect leaders to represent them

• The form of government where power is divided between branches

• The form of government where power is divided between the national government and states

• The form of government where citizens directly vote for their choices

Why are checks and balances important?

• They keep the government from becoming too powerful

• It lowers the number of government employees needed

• It helps the economy

• It's not important but it was never removed from the Constitution

What are the three branches of government?

• Judicial

• Senate

• Presidential

• Executive

• Legislative

Under the 4th Amendment, people cannot be searched without:

• people's property cannot be searched at all

• paying a search fine

• a warrant and probable cause

• the person present

How many members are in the House of Representatives?

• 375

• 100

• 435

• 345

What is Judicial Review?

• Congress's power to declare laws unconstitutional

• Congress's power to impeach powers

• The Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional

• The Supreme Court's power to impeach officials

According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.

•  internal organs

• natural rights

• hopes and dreams

• traits and motivations

Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke would all support:

• A dictatorship

• A democracy

• An absolute monarchy

• All of these

Which of the following would NOT be an Enlightenment ideal?  

• one ruler should make laws

• the government should represent the people

• the government should be limited

• citizens should have their natural rights

What do you call a person who was opposed to slavery and worked toward ending it?

• Secessionist

• Lincolnist

• Abolitionist

• Whig