Am Gov Mod 2 Key Terms Final

What is the purpose of the Articles of Confederation?

• To establish a strong central government

• To create an alliance of sovereign states

• To protect fundamental rights and liberties

• To limit the exercise of power by the government

What is a bicameral legislature?

• A legislature with two houses

• A legislature with only one house

• A legislature with three houses

• A legislature with four houses

According to the elite theory, where does political power rest?

• In the hands of the people

• In the hands of a small, elite group of people

• In the hands of the monarch

• In the hands of elected representatives

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• To establish a strong central government

• To create an alliance of sovereign states

• To protect fundamental rights and liberties

• To limit the exercise of power by the government

What is the principle of checks and balances?

• A system that allows one branch of government to limit the exercise of power by another branch

• A system that allows the government to protect natural rights

• A system that allows the government to regulate interstate and foreign commerce

• A system that allows the government to declare war

What is a confederation?

• A highly centralized form of government

• A highly decentralized form of government

• A form of government in which power is divided between state governments and a national government

• A form of government in which political power rests in the hands of the people

What is the Declaration of Independence?

• A document written in 1776 in which the American colonists proclaimed their independence from Great Britain

• A document written in 1781 that created an alliance of sovereign states

• A document that lists the powers given explicitly to the federal government

• A document that protects fundamental rights and liberties

What are enumerated powers?

• Powers given explicitly to the federal government by the Constitution

• Powers reserved to the states and denied to the federal government

• Powers shared among three separate branches of government

• Powers given to the president to reject a law proposed by Congress

What is a federal system of government?

• A highly centralized form of government

• A highly decentralized form of government

• A form of government in which power is divided between state governments and a national government

• A form of government in which political power rests in the hands of the people

Who were the Federalists?

• Those who did not support ratification of the Constitution

• Those who supported ratification of the Constitution

• Those who wrote the Federalist Papers

• Those who opposed the Bill of Rights