Flash Cards Gov't Final Exam Review Part 2

What is another name for the Seven Years' War?

• American Revolutionary War
• Napoleonic Wars
• War of 1812
• French and Indian War

What was the purpose of the Proclamation Line of 1763?

• To expand colonial settlements westward
• To enforce British control over the American colonies
• To establish trade routes with Native American tribes
• To prevent conflicts between Native American tribes and colonists

Pontiac's Rebellion besieged which city?

• Boston
• Philadelphia
• Chicago
• Detroit

Which sentence bests describes the word "precedent"?

• A previous action or decision that predicts future behavior

• A current action or decision that has no influence on future situations.
• A random action or decision that has no influence on future situations.
• A future action or decision that serves as an example or guide for previous similar situations.

A letter to King George III explaining the colonists grievances against Great Britain

• The Articles of Confederation
• The Declaration of Independence.

• The Emancipation Proclamation
• The Magna Carta

Thomas Paine is best known for this writing:

• The Declaration of Independence
• The Federalist Papers
• The Communist Manifesto
• Common Sense

John Locke proposed these ideas which appear in the US Constitution

• individualism, free market, and private property
• separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism
• equality, justice, and liberty
• natural rights, limited government, and social contract

Which of the following people were known as "agitators" leading up to the American Revolution?

• Samuel Adams & Thomas Paine

• Alexander Hamilton & Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison & John Jay

• George Washington & John Adams

How does the Judicial Branch "check" the Legislative Branch?

• Through the power of executive orders.
• Through the power of veto.
• Through the power of impeachment.
• Through the power of judicial review.

How does the Legislative Branch "check" the Executive Branch?

• By overriding a Presidential Veto

• By vetoing legislation
• By appointing Supreme Court justices
• By declaring Presidential actions unconstitutional