Government Unit 1 test study guide
Littlejohn
Chapter 1, sec. 2
Define the following types of governments :
1.democracy
2.direct democracy
3. representative democracry
4. autocracy
5. oligarchy
6. unitary government
7. federal government
8. confederation
9. presidential government
10. parliamentary government
Chapter 2, sec. 1
Explain how the Magna Carta, Petition of Right and the English Bill of Rights affected American
political thought
Describe rule in the English colonies, including royal, proprietary and charter colonies
Chapter 2, sec. 2
Discuss early attempts at American colonial unity such as the New England Confederation, the
Albany Plan of Union and the Stamp Act Congress
Identify what factors led to American independence
Analyze the formation of American government through the First and Second Continental
Congress
Explain the concepts written in the Declaration of Independence
Chapter 2, sec. 3
Explain the structure of the Articles of Confederation and the cause of that structure
Discuss the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Chapter 3, sec. 1
Discuss the principles of the Constitution such as popular sovereignty, limited government,
separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review and federalism