Review Unit 1 Foundations of Government

Which branch, or branches, were created with the AOC?

Without a national judiciary, the A.O.C. government ____

Government theory argues natural rights must be upheld by the gov't or risk revolution

Philosopher who argued that we have natural rights endowed by god that gov't should protect

Best term to describe a nation-state that's nott governed by an outside authority, has a united identity, & territory

Natural rights in the USA are...

An uprising of farmers in MAS. protesting banks taking their farms after Rev. War was called...

Under the AOC, each state received ___ vote in Congress.

Which one of the following was a weakness of the A.O.C.?

The longest enduring purpose of gov't is....

A gov't based on natural rights is best found in which document?

Theory of power argues the numerical majority holds the power as majority rules on decision making

A government deriving its power from the people & allows them to vote is practicing

The structure in which authoritative decisions are made about who gets what, when, and how is

Theory of power that interest groups compete & negotiate for power & influence

Successes of the AOC were

What term means to approve or pass? _{(usually by vote)}

To approve an amendment to the AOC, there had to be ____ agreement

Philosopher who argued that the government should act from the general will of the people

How many states were eventually formed out of the Northwest Territory?

Theory of power that argues that power in government is dominated by traditionally powerful sectors of society

A weak national government was created with the A.O.C. because...

In the period leading to the Revolutionary War, the British Crown imposed...

The Northwest Ordinance forbid ___ in new territories

Gov't in which most power is held by individual states united for a common purpose but w/ no supremacy over the others

In the years after the Revolution, states passed laws that showed the inherent weakness of majority rules - known as....

Which of the following is FALSE about the AOC?

After the Revolutionary War, the U.S.A reached from the Atlantic Coast to the ____

Competition to influence decision making to decide who gets what, when, & how

Shay's Rebellion could best be described as....

Theory of government that says gov'ts evolved from the family unit w/ heads of gov being heads of family

Under the A.O.C., which law stated how the N.W. Territory would be governed & how territories would become states?

The Articles of Confederation were...

Declaration of Independence--> ??? --> Shays' Rebellion --> U.S. Constitution. What is missing?

Theory of government that argues leaders earned their right to rule from god

Which law estab. orderly way to survey Northwest land, sell it to settlers, & provide public education?

Philosopher argued that strong leadership was needed to protect us from our state of nature (war)

Which period of history influenced the founding principles of America the most?