Final Review - Government

What is the purpose of government according to the Founders?

• To impose uniform policies on the entire country

• To enable people to live without fear and cooperate peacefully

• To control the governed and oppress them

• To accumulate power and control over the citizens

All of the following were major concerns about the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT?

• The inability to regulate interstate commerce

• The absence of a national court system

• The excessive power given to the national government

• The lack of a national executive department

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To propose changes to the Articles of Confederation

• To establish a monarchy in the United States

• To abolish the state governments

• To declare independence from Great Britain

What was the outcome of the Great Compromise?

• The appointment of senators by the president

• The exclusion of small states from the House of Representatives

• Equal representation of states in the Senate

• The establishment of a unicameral legislature

What was the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• To impose taxes on imports from slaveholding states

• To count 60% of the slave population for Congressional apportionment

• To abolish slavery in the southern states

• To grant full representation to all states

What did the Anti-Federalists object to in the Constitution?

• The excessive power given to the states

• The inclusion of a necessary and proper clause

• The lack of a national government

• The absence of a Bill of Rights

What is the purpose of the principle of due process of law?

• To allow the government to restrict fundamental rights

• To treat citizens unfairly by following laws

• The promote fairness in the systems of government

• To impose retroactive criminal laws on the citizens

What is the main benefit of federalism according to the Founders?

• To concentrate all power in a central government

• To impose a uniform policy on the entire country

• To prevent a dangerous accumulation of power in one level of government

• To abolish state governments and establish a national government

What is the significance of the rule of law in the United States?

• To allow officials to make any rules they want

• That no one is above the law

• To impose uniform policies on the entire country

• To target certain groups with laws

What is the purpose of the checks and balances system in the United States?

• To concentrate all power in the executive branch

• To maintain a separation of powers and prevent the abuse of power

• To give unlimited power to the legislative branch

• To prevent any conflict between the branches of government