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Unit 1
Chapters 1-4 Magruder's Government
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Locke, Harrington, Hobbes, and Rousseau would most likely agree that | the state exists to serve the will of the people |
| A federal government is one in which | power is divided between a central and local governments |
| Characteristics of a state | population, territory, government, sovereignty |
| In a democracy, the will of the majority | cannot deprive rights of a minority |
| The purposes of government outlined in the Preamble to the Constitution | provide for the common defense, insure order and domestic tranquility, promote the general welfare, form a more perfect union, |
| Which ideas are included in the Declaration of Independence? | people have certain natural rights, government can exist only with the people's consent, the people may change or abolish the government |
| Which colony was founded mainly for personal and religious freedom | Massachusetts |
| After the Revolutionary War, the National Government | was too weak to deal with the political and economic problems |
| Benjamin Franklin's opinion of the Constitution can be summarized as | as near to perfect as possible |
| A major objective of both the Annapolis and the Philadelphia Conventions was to | recommend a federal plan for regulating interstate trade |
| The Federalist was written to | win support for the Constitution in New York |
| The words, "We the People," the Constitution establishes its authority on the basis of | popular sovereignty |
| The President's Cabinet is an example of Constitutional change by | unwritten custom |
| Which best describes the concept of limited government? | government must operate within the boundaries set forth by the people |
| A method of formal amendment | proposed by 2/3 of the Congress and ratified by 3/4 of the states |
| Which constitutional change was a result of political party practices? | |
| The basic constitutional rights of the people were FIRST set out in the | |
| The Judiciary Act of 1789 was a example of | |
| The system of federalism provides for all of the following EXCEPT | |
| Concurrent powers are those that are | |
| States must honor the legality of one another's civil laws because of the | |
| Local governments derive their power from | |
| Which is an expressed power of the National Government? | |
| Citizens who commit a crime in one state and then flee to another are to be returned under | |
| Agreements States enter into with foreign nations or other States with consent of Congress | |
| In the case McCulloch v. Maryland, what was the Supreme Court ruling based upon? | |
| Funds given to a State by the National Government with special conditions attached are | |
| The decision to raise taxes is an example of | |
| The Framers limited the power of the National Government both by creating separate branches and | |
| Through which of the following are the States denied powers? | |
| Which may have led the Framers to include the Supremacy Clause in the Constitution? | |
| Judging by the actions of Congress after the Civil War, a "republican form of government" must | |
| States gain needed resources through grants-in-aid, while the National Government gains | |
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