Government Ch. 1-4 Review
1. Among the purposes of the U.S. government is the obligation to2. Locke, Harrington, Hobbes, and Rousseau would most likely agree that3. A federal government is one in which4. The Internet seems especially suited to satisfy which need in a democracy?
5. What is among the characteristics of a state?
6. The will of the majority7. What are the purposes of the government according to the Preamble?
8. Who/what influenced the Framers in developing the Constitution?
9. After the Revolutionary War, the National Government10. For Benjamin Franklin, the Constitution can best be summarized as11. The government set up by the Articles of Confederation had12. What were achievements of the Second Continental Congress?
13. The Federalist was written to14. By the mid-1700s, British rule in the colonies was marked by15. The first State constitutions, adopted after independence,16. Much of the Declaration of Independence consists of17. The idea that people have the right to abolish abusive and unresponsive government
was FIRST formally expressed in the18. With “We the People,” the Constitution establishes its authority on the basis of19. The informal amendment process20. In most cases involving judicial review, the courts have21. What best describes the concept of limited government?
22. What is a method of formal amendment?
23. The basic constitutional rights of the people were FIRST set out in the24. The legislative branch can check the judicial branch by its power to25. What is the subject of a constitutional amendment?
26. The President’s power to veto an act of Congress is an example of27. What accounts for the ability of the Constitution to endure for more than 200 years?
28. According to Article V of the Constitution, no amendment may29. The Bill of Rights guarantees30. When there is separation of powers,31. What is NOT true of the Constitution?
32. Each of the four methods of formal amendment33. Congress can informally amend the Constitution by34. One criticism of the formal amendment process is that35. What was formally amended to Constitution?
36. Local governments derive their power from37. What is an expressed power of the National Government?
38. What powers can the National Government legally exercise?
39. What advantage did revenue sharing have over federal grants-in-aid programs?
40. Agreements states enter into with foreign nations or other states are41. What is the basic characteristic of federalism?
42. In McCulloch v. Maryland, what was the Supreme Court ruling based on?
Key Terms to Know
Constitution
Executive power
Unitary government
Parliamentary government
Presidential government
Legislative power
Judicial power
Democracy
Federal Government
Legislative power
Confederation
Bicameral
Repeal
Charter
Federalists
Ratification
Unicameral
Amendment
Bill of Rights
Checks and balances
Constitutionalism
Article
Rule of law
Separation of powers