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Gov- Ch. 2 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Political Disorder

a)

Autocracy

b)

Extralegal

c)

Anarchy

d)

Ordinance

2.

Not sanctioned by law

a)

Cede

b)

Ordinance

c)

Revenue

d)

Extralegal

3.

When an amendment is ratified it means to

a)

trade among states

b)

yield or adhere to

c)

approve

d)

give up

4.

When another state trades with another state it is called

a)

embargo

b)

interstate commerce

c)

trade

d)

revenue

5.

When the city of Chino has an ordinance for noise, it is also known as a

a)

law

b)

rule

c)

obligation

d)

an approval

6.

The British ceded land to the United States...in other words...

a)

borrowed

b)

took from

c)

shared

d)

yielded

7.

The British Legislature has a single chamber also known as a(n)

a)

bicameral

b)

tricameral

c)

unicameral

d)

house of representatives

8.

After Independence, British and French troops did this...prohibiting trade in the Atlantic Ocean

a)

ratify

b)

embargo

c)

ceded

d)

revenued

9.

When the United States collects taxes and other forms of income it is called

a)

commerce

b)

embargo

c)

ratify

d)

revenue

10.

The division of power among the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government.

a)

Limited Government

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Representative Government

d)

Republic

11.

A system of government in which people elect delegates to make laws and conduct government.

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Limited Government

c)

Representative Government

d)

Republic

12.

a system in which the power of the government is limited, not absolute.

a)

Limited Government

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Representative Government

d)

Anarchy

13.

What kind of legislature did the United States first have under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Bicameral

b)

Congress

c)

House of Represntatives

d)

Unicameral

14.

Select All that apply:

What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Congress did not have power to levy/collect taxes

b)

Congress did not have power to regulate trade

c)

Congress could not force anyone to obey laws

d)

it was hard to ratify approval with a 9/13 vote

e)

Amending Articles, Central government weak, no national court system

15.

The Magna Carta established this principle, government was not absolute and King John could not do as he pleased.

a)

Representative government

b)

Limited Government

c)

established congress

d)

Separation of Powers

16.

Under the Articles of Confederation, the plan for the central government did NOT include

a)

an executive branch

b)

one vote per state

c)

a unicameral Congress

d)

one delegate from each state

17.

This document suggested the legislative branch have a House of Representatives and a Senate

a)

the Virginia Plan

b)

The Connecticut Compromise

c)

the New Jersey Plan

d)

the 3/5ths compromise

18.

This was an argument of the Federalists

a)

the Ohio Plan

b)

a strong national government

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

against a strong national government

19.

This was an argument of the Antifederalists

a)

against a Bill of Rights

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

for a Bill of Rights

d)

strong national government

20.

This plan wanted a Strong National Govt. with 2 chamber legislature (lower chosen by the people, upper chosen by lower)

a)

New Jersey Plan

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

Connecticut Compromise

d)

The Great Comrpomise