Chapter 1&2 Review

In the early days of the American republic, people generally thought of liberty as

Principle of American democracy when two opposing groups relax some of their demands in an attempt to reach an agreement

The U.S. federal system consists of a national government and what other governmental level?

Unitary systems of government divides power over people and territory between a national gov and regional levels of gov

What is the function of government in a free enterprise system?

One of the purposes of the New England Confederation was to

Which power involves the authority to interpret the laws and to settle disputes between members of society?

Which document was passed by Parliament in the Glorious Revolution?

The Stamp Act marked Parliament’s first attempt to

A monarchy is a system of government headed by one person whose power is inherited and unlimited.

Which colony did NOT send delegates to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia?

Which type of colony enjoyed the most independence from the Crown?

In preparing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson probably drew on the Virginia Declaration of Rights.

How did the Northwest Ordinance differ from the Constitution on the issue of slavery?

Which of the following is another name for the term general welfare?

What societal characteristic is Alexis de Tocqueville describing?

Rulers who are seen as right and proper by key segments of their nation’s population have

What important event occurred three weeks before the Second Continental Congress met?

“All men are created equal” reflects the Founders’ commitment to which principle?

According to the theory of divine right of kings, a king answers to God and to the people he or she rules.

Theory holds that governments formed as a result of people agreeing to submit to the authority of a state?

In a parliamentary system, prime minister must resign if he or she loses the support of the majority party in parliament

What form of democracy are most democracies in large, industrialized nations?

What event showed how feeble the Confederation Congress was and hastened moves to revise the Articles of Confederation?

The first ten amendments to the constitution are traditionally called the

Which of the following was the Confederation Congress’s greatest success?

The people are the ultimate source of authority in which governmental system?

The Framers relied on this Enlightenment philosopher as they decided how to protect economic freedom and property.

Which philosopher argued that government must have great power to force obedience to its laws and to defend itself?

Under the Articles of Confederation, most governmental power was retained by which?

Why was the Great Compromise acceptable to the smaller states?

Minority rights are political rights held by less than half of a population.

Which system of government is an indirect form of democracy?

During the struggle to ratify the Constitution, those who favored ratification were known as Anti-federalists.

At the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan called for a unicameral national legislature.

Which type of governmental system did the United States have in its earliest days?

Which of the following is a basic function of government?

The New Jersey Plan was designed to stay closer to which document?

Which form of government has been the most common throughout world history?

Why did the colonial assemblies reject the Albany Plan of Union?