Government Unit 1 Review

Which of the following was not something the Declaration of Rights pointed out about the colonists’ rights?

Under which principle do the people hold the powers to make laws?

The Greeks practiced ______________________ democracy.

In the United States, the President has the power to _______ laws that are created by Congress.

Under which principle does each branch of the government have powers over the others?

The Constitutional Convention was held in which city?

Which of the following were the first two American colonies?

Currently there are how many amendments in the Constitution?

Under which principle does the U.S. Government have powers and the states also have their own powers?

The Romans practiced ______________________ democracy.

Which state did not send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention?

The first governing body in colonial Virginia was known as what?

A change in the Constitution is called what?

Which of the following is an example of a Roman law?

Greece wanted to practice democracy to avoid which problem?

What branch of the government is responsible for making laws?

Before going ashore, the Pilgrims signed a document known as the _____________ ______________.

The United States takes many of its laws from which country?

The first series of amendments to the Constitution were called what and how many were included?

Greece was divided into smaller government systems known as what?

What document, usually granted by a king, gives people the power to govern themselves?

Article 2 sets up which of the following?

Under the separation of powers, the government is divided into which branches?

Where did the pilgrims, in Massachusetts, meet to discuss laws and politics?

What branch of the government is responsible for judging the laws?

Which group of men was responsible for writing the Federalist Papers?

Who was forced to sign the Magna Carta?

Article 6 sets up which of the following?

The opening words of the Constitution are known as what?

Which of the following was an important concept that was carried over from colonial law, to American law?

The Slave Trade Compromise dealt with which issue?

Article 1 sets up which of the following?

A constitution contains a series of written laws.

Which of the following best defines the term democracy?

Article 7 sets up which of the following?

The two governing bodies in Rome were which of the following?

The Three-Fifths Compromise dealt with which issue?

The colonists that left Massachusetts created what important American concept?

The British began taxing the colonists, heavily, after which costly war?

Under which principle are powers of the government divided into different branches?

Before the Constitution was written, how many states had a Bill of Rights in their Constitutions?

Article 3 sets up which of the following?

Under which principle must the U.S. Government not be too strong; freedoms must be protected?

How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?

The Magna Carta was important to American laws.

Romans used ___________ to organize their laws into different categories.

Which branch of the government actually isn't a branch of the government?

Under which principle must the state courts throw out laws that go against the U.S. Constitution?

Article 5 sets up which of the following?

If the Supreme Court finds that a law does not follow the Constitution, it is ruled as ______________________.

Article 4 sets up which of the following?

To avoid someone taking control, Romans elected how many leaders?

What branch of the government is responsible for carrying out the laws?

Article 4 sets up which of the following?

The Constitution sets up a plan for the government in a series of _______.

Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?

Which two colonies created the first constitutions?

The Great Compromise dealt with which issue?