REVIEW Government Chapter 2

A concept of government which states, that government should not be all-powerful.

• limited government
• unlimited government
• democracy
• representative government

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does the government derive it's power?

• consent of the governed
• popular sovereignty
• federalism
• divine right

A concept of government which believes, a government serves the will of the people?

• limited government
• unlimited government
• proprietary government
• representative government

What is the joining of several groups for a common purpose known as?

• oligarchy
• confederation
• Obligated Alliance
• Iron Curtain

Who was the King of England during the American Revolutionary War?

• King George I
• King George II
• King George III
• King George X

The Stamp Act of 1765 was passed by the British Parliament for the executive purpose of doing what?

• increasing the colonists' taxes
• decreasing the colonists' taxes
• labeling tea as a "Royal Product"
• forcing colonists to buy postage stamps when writing letters back to family in England

What was the official date that the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on?

• July 4, 1781
• July 4, 1976
• July 4, 1776
• July 3, 1775

Where in the Declaration of Independence is it summarized the fundamental principles of American self-government?

• The Body
• The Index
• The Preamble
• The Bill of Rights

What was one power granted to the new nation's government that was NOT in the Articles of Confederation?

• The power to tax
• Trial by combat
• Declare war
• Divine Right Theory

What were THREE weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• Power to Declare War
• No power to tax
• No executive power
• no central courts