Government SP23 EOC

Which of the following are characteristics of a state

• population and sovereignty

• sovereignty and a military

• public projects and a government

• territory and a legal system

Which theory holds that the first governments were formed as a result of people agreeing among themselves to submit to the authority of a state?

• social contract theory

• natural law

• natural rights

• divine right of kings

The supreme power of a state to act within its territory and to have absolute authority over its internal and external affairs is called

• policy

• legitimacy

• sovereignty

• legislative power

Which of the following is another name for the term general welfare?

• public good

• social contract

• social good

• public need

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress lacked the power to levy taxes

• Congress was not allowed to coin (or issue) money

• Congress was not allowed to conduct foreign policy

• The president had too much power

From which philosopher did the Framers take the idea of separation of powers?

• Locke

• Montesquieu

• Machiavelli

• Voltaire

Why did large states favor the Virginia Plan?

• It was proposed by James Madison.

•  Representation in the legislature would be based on population.

•  It solved the debate over counting enslaved people for representation.

• Representation in the legislature would be equal for all states.

According to the Three-Fifths Compromise, three-fifths of a state’s slave population would be?

•  subtracted from a state’s population to determine representation in Congress.

•  ignored when determining representation in Congress.

•  counted when determining representation in Congress.

• added to the slave population to determine representation in Congress.

What is the name of the group of executive department heads who advise the president?

• cabinet

• electoral college

• representatives

• senators

What is the purpose of the Preamble of the Constitution?

•  to review the achievements of the American Revolution

• to state the goals for the new government

• to summarize the qualifications of the Framers

• to create the Bill of Rights