AP What Do You Remember 10/6

In the United States, an accused person is presumed innocent until

• He/she is proven guilty in a court of law

• Evidence against him/her has been discovered

• Police obtain an arrest warrant from a court

• Eyewitnesses testify against him/ her in a court of law

The Constitutional Convention sought to replace the Articles of Confederation because they

• created a large central government

• guaranteed a separation of powers

• failed to provide for states' rights

• did not have the ability to tax and provide for the common defense

A pivotal event that symbolized the problems with the Articles of Confederation and demostrated the need to reform the Articles was

• Shays's Rebellion

• Nat Turner's Rebellion

• the faliure of all states to send troops for defense against a new British attack

• a national tax to help pay the debt incurred by the Revolutionary War

The Constitution creates a system that prevents excessive power being accumulated by the national government through

• judidical review

• federalism

• checks and balances

• representative government

The Anti-Federalists' oppoisition to the Constitution was predicated on the belief that a strong central government would

• empower the general public and undermine government officials

• create states that were free to act in their own interests

• not be an effective way to deal with other nations

• strip states and individuals of their rights and the authority to make laws

The Constitution differs from the Declaration of Independence in that it does not focus on the individual rights of the governed, but rather on

• the rights of the government

• the synthesis of government and citizen

• the structure and function of the government

• the promotion of a republican system

The primary economic faliure of the Articles of Confederation was that

• national debt needed to be paid off by individual states

• Congress could not collect taxes

• there was no system for states to pay back their debts

• individuals were taxed directly by the national government

The importance of the separation of powers in the American government system is

• protection of citizens from government institution

• limitations of the federal government's power

• clearly defined responsibilities and authority for each branch

• executive authority that ensures the other branches meet their responsibilities

a form of government that provides all citizens with an equal voice or vote in determining state policy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• dictatoriship

• monarchy

Which of the following best describes the separation of powers as outlined by the Constitution? (I.C)

• Legislative: interprets laws, Executive: enforces laws, Judicial: interprets laws
• Legislature: passes laws, Executive: enforces laws, Judicial: interprets laws
• Legislature: passes laws, Executive: interprets laws, Judicial: enforces laws
• Legislative: enforces laws, Executive: passes laws, Judicial: interprets laws