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Government
McMorris 8th grade Government Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who did the Founding Fathers get the idea of democracy from? | The Greeks |
| What are the roots of American Democracy? | Ancient Greek thinking, Enlightenment, as well as colonial injustices under the English |
| The Romans developed the concept of representative democracy, where was this seen? | The Roman Senate |
| What did Locke (England) believe in? | Natural Rights (life, liberty, and property) |
| What did Rousseau (Italy) believe in? | Social Contract |
| What did Montesquieu (France) write the benefits of? | Dividing power in a government among more than one branch |
| Who wrote the "Declaration of Independence" and the Constitution? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What are the Natural Rights? | Life, Liberty, and The Pursuit of Happiness |
| How many branches does U.S. government have? | Three |
| What protected Separation of powers? | The system of checks and balances |
| What was the first plan of self government through voting in the new world? | The Mayflower Compact |
| What type of government is it when on person has all of the power? | autocracy |
| What are the two types of autocracy? | dictatorship and monarchy |
| What type of government do the people have all the power? | democracy |
| What type of democracy do citizens elect leaders to REPRESENT their rights and interests in government? | Representative Democracy |
| What type of democracy has NO representatives? | Direct Democracy |
| What is a government in which a small group of people have all the power? | Oligarchy |
| What is a junta? | A small group of people--usually military officers--who rule a country after taking it over by force |
| Which type of government recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority? | Theocracy |
| In which type of government is there no one in control? | Anarchy |
| What was wrong with the Articles of Confederation? | EVERYTHING. (No standing army, no federal taxation, no single national currency, no executive leadership, each state had equal vote in Congress, and required a unanimous vote to ammend) in other words, the Articles of Confederation was an EPIC FAIL!!! |
| What is Federalism? | Federalism is a type of government where the federal goverment has more power than the state government |
| Powers specifically assigned to FEDERAL government | Delegated (enumerated) Powers |
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