Review for 1st Trimester Government- Ms. Harder

Which of the following best defines the fundamental role of government on society?

The first __ Amendments to the Constitution are known as the Bill of Rights.

Which of the following statements about sovereign states is true?

The President's veto power is an example of

The anti-federalists advocated are argued in favor of

Which branch of gov't interprets the laws

The legislative branch can check the judicial branch by its power to

This is NOT one of the 4 purposes of gov't

At which step do most bills introduced into the U.S. House of representatives die?

Which of the following is the basic characteristics of federalism?

Under the divine right theory, government gets its power from

The Virginia Plan

What is one basic principles of the social contract theory?

The Declaration states that if citizens' natural rights are not protected by gov't citizens can

Which branch of government applies or enforces the laws?

In this economic system, freedom of choice in emphasized

A republic is

The evolutionary theory of the origin of the state emphasizes which of the following

In this type of economy, the government owns the basic means of production

A(n) __ form of government is where all political power is concentrated at the national level

The Declaration of Independence was signed in

Who was the key author of the Declaration?

As directed by the U.S. Constitution when are congressional seats reapportioned?

What did Federalists consider to be a weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

Whose philosophical ideas were included in the writing of the Declaration of Independence?

What is one basic principle of the social contract theory?

What is the purpose of the Constitution?

What is the total number of voting members of the House of Representatives?

Giving branches powers over the other branches to keep one branch from becoming too powerful

Which of the following is NOT an essential feature of a state?

Sovereignty is 

This plan was proposed by states with small population for representation of Congress

The legislative branch can check the power of the executive branch by

The process of setting district boundaries to increase or decrease one group's voting strength

Any system of gov't in which rule is by one person

The division of power into 3 branches are known as

The Connecticut Compromise settled the debate over

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation 

The is NOT an essential feature of a State

Any system of government in which rule is by the people called

The major purpose of the Constitutional Convention held in Philadelphia was to

In this type of economy, the gov't owns the basic means of production

Judicial review is 

How long is a U.S. Senator's term?

The United States has this type of economic system

A loose union of independent states is a

Which branch of gov't makes the laws?

In a dictatorship

What is a constitutional qualification for a member of the House of Representatives?

The gov't set up by the Articles of Confederation had