Government Unit 1

Type of government where people elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf

• Theocracy

• Republic

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

Belief that the government should be subjected to strict limits on power

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federal System

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

Who drafted the Declaration of Independence?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• John Jay

What is the supreme power of a state to act within its territory and to control its external affairs?

• Theocracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Government

• Sovereignty

What type of government has one person or a small group who hold unlimited power and come to power by force and stay in power by force?

• Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Sovereignty

What are the types of government power?

• Congress, King, & Courts

• Legislative, Executive, & Judicial

• National, State, & Local

• Magna Carta, Petition of Right, & Bill of Rights

How was the government organized under the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress based on population

• Congress based on equal representation

• Congress and President, but no court system

• Weak President chosen by the states

Who is the Father of the Constitution?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

What type of government has unlimited power and its laws are based on a particular religion?

• Republic

• Unitary System

• Theocracy

• Anarchy

Why was the Philadelphia Convention held?

• To settle a trade dispute between Virginia and Maryland

• To write a new trade treaty with France

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To approve the Delcaration of Independence