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Govt Final Review

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1
The first attempt at designing a government by the FF was
Articles of Confederacy
Articles of Clothing
Articles of Consummation
Articles of Confederation
2
T or F: Early monarchs assumed the throne by right of inheritance
True
False
3
What country assisted America in the Revolutionary War?
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
England
Spain
France
4
Most of the countries of the world in 1776 were ruled by
constitutional monarchies
monarchies
democracies
an oligarchy
5
Monarchs believed they were king because of
none of these
the people wanted them to be king
election by parliament
divine right
6
The king of England in 1776 was
George III
Henry 8th
Charles I
Elizabeth I
7
#2 in line for the presidency is
President Pro Tem of the Senate
the Vice President
Speaker of the House
Secretary of State
8
The total number of electoral votes possible is
unlimited
538
435
100
9
THe commander in chief of the military during the Revolutionary War was
General Cornwallis
the president
General Gage
General George Washington
10
Which of these would be associated with John Locke?
government by consent of the people
Social Contract with the people
inalienable rights
all of these
11
The Virginia plan stated or did what?
all of these
Senators were appointed by state governors
Senators were appointed by the legislatures
the House was elected according to population
12
Most of our Founding Fathers were from
Great Britin
France
America
England
13
the filibuster is most associated with
both the House and Senate
the Senate
the House
none of these
14
State law beats federal law is found in what clause?
emolient clause
it's not
elastic clause
Supremacy clause
15
The Founding Fathers got their political philosophies from
all of these philosophers
John Locke
Edmund Burke
Rousseau
16
To be a Congressman you must be
30
25
35
a man and 25
17
The power of Congress to pass any law in found in
elastic clause
emolient clause
the supremacy clause
Exculpation clause
18
Congressional districts are established by
none of these
Congress
the electoral committees
the population of a state
19
The first capital of the US was in
Washington DC
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
20
During the early Confederacy years of our country's existance
all of these
the Articles of Confederation were very weak
the states were too powerful
the federal government was weak
21
How many times has our "C" been amended?
screw it I hate Math!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3+3-0
2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+2+1
4+4+4+4+4+4+4-2
22
The constitutional plan adopted by the Founding Fathers was
New Jersey Plan
The Battles Plans
New York Plan
Virginia Plan
23
To win the presidency you must have at least how many electoral votes?
435
100
270
535
24
Jefferson drafted what document?
Declaratory of Independence
none of these
Declaration of Independence
Declaratory Independence
25
We get most of our laws from what English law
French Napoleonic Code
Laws of King George III
English common law
Code of Hammurabi
26
The Founding Fathers met for the Constitutional Convention in
Paris
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
27
How many amendments to the Big C have we had?
26
none of these
25
27
28
Under the Articles of Confederation, the central government could
none of these
settle disputes amongst the states
tax the states
confederal law was higher than state law
29
Presidential terms are for ___ years.
6
4
10
2
30
T or F: Locke believed in violent overthrow if needed!
False
True
31
The man who drafted the Constitution was
James Madison
James Mattison
Ben Franklin
George Washington
32
How old must you be to be president?
thirty six and 12 months
thirty three and 12 months
thirty four and 12 months
thirty four and 11 months
33
To be senator you must be ___ years old.
none of these
25
35
30