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40 Cards in this Set
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Confederate Government
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Several separate states join together
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Presidential Government
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Legislative and executive branches are separate but equal
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Autocracy
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one person with unlimited political power
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Federal Government
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Powers divided between a central government and local government
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Oligrarchy
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A small group hold all political power
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Which is true of the economic system in the United states?
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Government participates through enforcing law and regulations
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How was the united states set up under the articles of confederation?
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the states controlled most of their own affairs
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Which describes equality in democracy?
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equal opprotunity
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Which of the following statements is true of the Federalists?
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They believed in a system of checks and balances
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What was the main reason that Federalist supported ratification of the Constitution?
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The need for a stronger central government
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Which are the three powers of government?
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Legislative power, Executive power, judicial power
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What power(s) did the national government have under the Articles of Confederation?
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It could make war and agree to treaties with other nations.
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Which is a way that governments are classified?
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By those who participate
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What pushed the American colonist toward wanting independence from Britain, and in turn influenced some of the structure of the Articles?
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Britain put high taxes on certain goods.
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Which compromise combined parts of the New Jersey and Virginia plan to make the legislative like it is today?
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Connecticut Compromise
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By agreeing to the Articles, the states
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Promised to provide the troops requested by Congress
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When the people themselves create laws and policies and participate fully and regularly voting, what type of government do they have?
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A direct Democracy
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Which describes an indirect democracy?
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A small group is elected to represent a larger group
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in which key state did ratification win only by a small margin after a long struggle?
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Virginia
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What did the federalist agree to in order to gain support for the New constitution?
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adding amendments to protect basic rights
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In which system are all key power given to the central government?
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Unitary government
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Which is the same as government by popular consent or indirect democracy?
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representative democracy
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What is one of the basic ideas of democracy
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democracy should keep a balance between personal freedom and law.
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which theory says that the state began when primitive families joined together and claimed territory?
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Evolutionary theory
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On which point did the Virginia and New Jersey plans disagree?
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how the states should be represented in congress
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Which phrase in the Preamble of the Constitution means that law should be reasonable, fair and impartial?
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Establish justice
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What was important argument against the proposed Constitution?
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It did not guarantee basic rights
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The United States government has a federal system. What does this mean?
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the national government and states share power
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why did all of the first state constitutions include the ideas of separation of powers and limited government?
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so they could guard against the abuse of government power
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Under the articles of confederation, the united states was..
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essentially an alliance of independent states
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Why did smaller states favor the New Jersey plan over the virginia plan?
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Because it called for the states to be represented "equally"
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Which is a characteristic of every state?
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population
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How did the three-fifths compromise affect representation in congress?
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every five slaves were counted as three free men
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why did the articles of confederation fail?
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because they were too weak
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Which is true about sovereign states?
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it has absolute power within its own territory
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Which of the following is a duty of every american citizen?
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paying taxes
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The government under the articles of confederation had a
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unicameral congress and no executive branch
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of the following which has been the most important in the development of the government of the United states?
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social contract theory
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which is a duty of every american citizen rather than a responsibility?
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Obeying laws
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what is true about the national government under the articles of confederation>
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congress did not have the power to tax states
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