Gov Unit 1 Review

Which of these are unlimited governments?

• Dictatorship

• Absolute Monarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Democracy

• Theocracy

What makes a state sovereign?

• The ability to form policy without oversight from a higher entity

• Having to ask their mom for permission

• Not having control over what happens within their borders

• Existing as a colonial dependent

• The inability to choose the state's form of government

Which classical states influenced the American form of government?

• Roman Empire

• Roman Republic

• Greek Democracy

• Delhi Sultanate

• Spartan Oligarchy

Which political concept holds all citizens--including those in the government--accountable under the law?

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Enlightenment Philosophers

• Individual Rights

• Republicanism

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke both wrote about which political concept (to very different ends)?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Natural Rights

• The Social Contract

• The Social Network

• Republicanism

Which failure of the Articles of Confederation most crippled the original government of the US?

• Inability to enforce laws

• Inability to raise an army

• Inability to enforce treaties

• Inability to collect taxes

• Inability to decide where to have lunch

Which political concepts are associated with John Locke?

• Natural Rights

• Popular Sovereignty

• Separation of Powers

• Individual Rights

• Leviathan

Why was the central government of the Articles of Confederation so weak?

• It didn't even lift, bro

• It was designed to be weak to avoid despotism

• It was made up of too many people

• It granted too much power to Congress

• The office of president was held by two people

Which publication was written to support ratifying the Constitution?

• The Northwest Ordinance

• The Declaration of Independence

• Common Sense

• The Anti-Federalist Pamphlets

• The Federalist Papers

Which of the following was not an influence to the framers of the Constitution?

• Government of Ancient Greece

• Government of the Roman Republic

• The American State Governments

• The writings of Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Voltaire

• The writings of Lao Tzu