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Which idea had a major influence on the authors of the Articles of Confederation?

A strong central government threatens the rights of the people and the states.

What effect did the Mayflower Compact have on American government?

It contributed to the development of representative democracy.

Which documents does the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence echo?

John Locke's Second Treatise of Government

Which of the four "progressive amendments" gave women the right to vote?

Nineteenth

Which factor most greatly limits the power of the US government?

a constitutional system

What form of government did the Articles of Confederation create?

a league of free and independent states with a limited national government

Imagine that an exchange student from China visits your class. While your teacher discusses how the United States has a limited government, the Chinese student raises his hand and asks why the government has limited power. Which point best highlights why the US government has limited power?

a limited government protects individual freedoms.

Who can propose an amendment to the Constitution?

a two-thirds majority of Congress

Which issue was at the heart of one of the compromises made between northern and southern states during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

counting slaves in the population

Which of these political systems would have a "supreme leader"?

dictatorship

What kind of government was enacted by the Athenian Assembly?

direct democracy

What type of government combines both unitary and confederal political systems?

federal

Which statement best describes Federalism?

it is the division of powers between a national government and the state governments

Under feudalism, which group was responsible for ruling different regions of a country?

lords

Which political system is run by a group of noble families or wealthy members of society?

oligarchy

Which Roman contribution to political theory was adapted by the Founding Fathers?

representative government

What concept is illustrated by the fact that Congress has the power to introduce and pass laws, and the president has the responsibility to enforce all federal laws?

separation of powers

How did Shays' Rebellion highlight major problems with the Articles of Confederation?

state governments had difficulties fixing their economies and raising militias for defense

Which event occurred directly after the Boston Tea Party?

the Intolerable Acts

Which element of government does the Constitution give full sovereignty to?

the national government

Which idea did most of the Founding Fathers, despite their differences, agree with?

the new government needs to balance order and liberty

Which commitment of the framers is most clearly reflected in the Constitution as ratified in 1788?

the principle of limited government

Why did the Founding Fathers include the Bill of Rights with the Constitution?

to protect the rights of individuals from the federal government

Why did the Crown pass the so-called Intolerable Acts?

to punish the colonists for their disobedience.

Which issue did the Great Compromise resolve?

whether the state's' representation should be equal or proportional