American Government Final

A system of government who is headed by one person, such as a king or queen, whose power is supreme and whose position is inherited is called a(n)

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• theocracy

• oligarchy

Which of the following is where governmental power rests in a single national government?

• Unitary

• Confederal

• Federal

• Monarchy

Believed strong national government threatened state power

• Federalist

• Anti- Federalist

A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution

• Constitutional Convention

• Yalta

  Conference

• Treaty of Paris

• Vienna Summit

What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?

• Amendment

• Compromise

• Preamble

• Ratification

Which amendment protects the rights of every American, such as freedom of Speech, Religion, and Press?

• 1st

• 15th

• 4th

• 20th

Which amendment guarantees Americans the right to bear arms (own weapons)

• 2nd

• 18th

• 3rd

• 1st

Which principle keeps one branch from gaining too much power?

• federalism

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

• limited government

What are the first 10 amendments called?

• Congress

• Amendment

• Electoral College

• The Bill of Rights

Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?

• Legislative branch

• The PresidenT

• The State Government

• National Government