American Government EOC Review

Each of the following terms can describe types of monarchies except:

• Absolute

• Constitutional

• Dynasty

• Utopia

What term refers to the division of power among different levels of government like the national/federal level and the regional/state level?

• Unitary

• Federalism

• Confederate

• Marginal

Under which form of government do regional governments retain supremacy and delegate few tasks to the national government?

• Federalist

• Confederate

• Unitary

• Marginal

What is NOT one of the branches of the federal government?

• Legislative

• Military

• Judicial

• Executive

Which document marks the beginning of a democratic government in England?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Proclamation of 1763

What was the first representative assembly in the New World?

• The Pennsylvania state legislature

• The House of Commons

• The House of Burgesses

• The Court of Common Pleas

Which of the following was NOT an English influence on colonial government?

• Federalism

• Legislative bodies

• Local government

• Limited government

What is an act of protest in which business is withheld or refused?

• Tar and Feather

• Burn in effigy

• Boycott

• Riot

Which of the following is NOT an unalienable right according to the Declaration of Independence?

• Liberty

• The pursuit of happiness

• Life

• happiness

____ led an insurrection of debtor-farmers who were afraid of foreclosures and prison.

• Robert Livingston

• Daniel Shay

• James Madison

• Roger Sherman