12th grade American Government Final

Many of the first state constitutions included

bills of rights

The Magna Carta included the important constitutional principle that established

government based on the rule of law.

The Founders believed that the separation of powers was important to

prevent the misuse of power.

In the debate over representation in Congress, the Virginia Plan advocated

proportional representation.

Which of the following statements describes a constitution?

A plan that sets forth the structure and powers of government.

According to the natural rights philosophy,the main purpose of government is to

Protect individual rights.

The delegates to the Philadelphia Convention were authorized to

amend the Articles of Confederation.

To say that the rights to life, liberty and property are unalienable means that they

cannot be given up or taken away.

The Enlightenment inspired America's Founders by

emphasizing what could be achieved through the exercise of human reason.

The distribution of powers between the national government and the states in the U.S. is known as

federalism.

Some Founders believed that majority rule could be a threat to

individual rights.

A major weakness of the national government under the Articles of Confederation was its

lack of authority to regulate interstate trade.

The idea that political power is derived from the people is called

popular sovereignty

In colonial America, the right to vote most often depended on a person's gender and

property ownership.

Civic virtue is best defined as

putting the common good above individual interests.

In comparison with the Greek and Roman ideals of civic virtue, the Judeo-Christian tradition

stresses the dignity and worth of each individual.

According to the supremacy clause of the U.S. Constitution, "supreme law of the land" refers to

the Constitution, laws enacted by Congress, and treaties.

The Declaration of Independence asserted that

the colonies were now free and independent states.

One major issue left unresolved by the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 was

the definition of national citizenship.

The purpose of a writ of habeas corpus is to protect the individual against

unlawful detention.