The European Union is a modern-day example of a confederacy.

An oligarchy is an example of rule by one.

The federal system is the most common form of government in use today throughout the world.

Federalism works well in large countries consisting of people with differing goals and needs.

All members of the European Union use the official currency, the euro.

The presidential system is more widely used than the parliamentary system.

Under the parliamentary system the majority party selects the person to head the government.

Magistrates called plebeians were elected in ancient Rome to protect the rights of individual citizens.

1. Our founding fathers were fearful that democracy would lead to tyranny of the majority.

The popular majority and representative majority do not necessarily agree.

Democracy is always successful in a well-educated society.

The president of the United States is elected by direct election of the citizens of America.

With majority-plurality representation, the candidate who gets the highest percentage of votes wins the election even if he did not receive a majority of the votes cast.

Christians must always be willing to compromise for the sake of the majority.

What people first practiced democracy?

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

Which of the following governmental bodies is elected by popular vote?

What are powers given to the national government by the Constitution that define the limits of its authority?

Who is the chief executive officer of the United States?

What is the heart of American government?

What governmental system allows for public participation?

What is not necessarily a characteristic of a direct or pure democracy?

1. Originally, what was the only body at the national level that was elected by direct popular vote?

Which of the following is not a necessary condition for a successful democratic system?

1. Secular is the same as neutral.

1. Christians should avoid forcing people to face the truth they do not want to face.

Throughout the Middle Ages, churchmen and political rulers rarely agreed on whose authority the church's or the government's—was supreme.

1. The Reformation shattered the notion of a single unified church and resulted in many churches.

John Locke believed that political unity could be achieved among people with different religions because all men have a conscience and recognize that law is built into nature.

1. Locke's views on religious toleration were not well received in early America.

After the Second Great Awakening, most Americans held the same views on morality and the authority of the Bible.

1. According to secularism, religious arguments are admissible in public debate provided they do not offend anyone present.

1. The church was established by God, but man established government.

In Old Testament Israel, the ruling powers of religion and government resided in the same person.

1. "I exhort... that... prayers.... be made for all men... that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life""

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion"

"Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom."

"If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you?"

"Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people."

What was the agreement among the Pilgrims that established a temporary government?

What controversy was ended by the Diet of Worms?

According to secularists, all religious arguments on political matters can be safely

Which view holds that Old Testament law holds true today?

Which view advocates the idea that government is formed by the consent of the governed?

Arguments over fundamental issues of truth that are at stake are part of what is called the

Which philosophy says that religion is a personal, not a public, matter?

The words sheriff, bailiff, township, and county point to the French influence on colonial America.

Britain kept a close watch over American affairs throughout the colonial period.

1. The Articles of Confederation were ratified two months after they were introduced. 

1. Under the Articles of Confederation, the Congress had no power to levy taxes.

1. The ratification of the Articles of Confederation required unanimous consent. 

1. The national legislature was bicameral under the Articles of Confederation.

1. When the Barbary pirates seized American ships and crews, the Confederation Congress could not pay ransom demands or raise a navy to fight the pirates.

1. All the states had at least one representative at the Annapolis Convention.

1. Colonial newspapers closely followed the progress of the Constitutional Convention.

1. The small states wanted representation in the national legislature to be based on Population.

1. The New Jersey Plan promoted strong state powers under the new constitution. 

1. Under the Great Compromise, three-fifths of the slave population would count for representation and taxation purposes.

1. The South was particularly concerned about the central government's power over commerce.

1. The Federalists were the advocates of adoption of the new Constitution.

Delaware was the last state to ratify the Constitution.

A leading Anti-Federalist

Father of the Constitution

1. primary author of the Declaration of Independence 

1. primary author of the Federalist Papers

1. originator of social contract theory of government

1. uncompromising compromiser

1. Which was the last state to ratify the Articles of Confederation?

1. 28. Whose writings in the Second Treatise on Civil Government greatly influenced the founding fathers?

1. Which of the following was not an English influence on colonial government?

1. What year was the first legislative assembly organized in the New World?

What king ascended to the throne of England in 1760?

1. A trade dispute between Virginia and Maryland, as well as Shays's Rebellion, highlighted the weaknesses of what document?

1. In what city did the Constitutional Convention meet?

1. Which of the following was not the pseudonym of a writer who opposed the Constitution?

What law did the 1765 Stamp Act violate?

1. Who led an uprising among farmers in Massachusetts who feared prison sentences for indebtedness?