Government Unit One Test Reveiw

Question 1

to approve

Answer 1

Ratify

Question 2

Ruled by the people

Answer 2

Democracy

Question 3

2 houses (also known as bicameral)

Answer 3

Senate and House of rep

Question 4

Liberties

Answer 4

Freedoms

Question 5

Study of citizenship and government

Answer 5

Civics

Question 6

Freedom to change a law people don’t like

Answer 6

Petition

Question 7

To change

Answer 7

Amdend

Question 8

One party government…Controls all aspects of one’s life

Answer 8

Communism

Question 9

A man who believed government should be divided up

Answer 9

montesquieu

Question 10

Document that limited the power of the king

Answer 10

Magna Carta

Question 11

People were born with natural rights

Answer 11

John Locke

Question 12

Government of the colonies during the revolutionary war

Answer 12

Articles of confederation

Question 13

How many presidents have been impeached?

Answer 13

Zero presidents

Question 14

How many votes did each colony have under the articles of confederation

Answer 14

One vote

Question 15

Majority rules came from what written document

Answer 15

Mayflower compact

Question 16

Under the trade compromise what was the last year to import slaves?

Answer 16

1808

Question 17

who is the father of the constitution?

Answer 17

James Madison

Question 18

Year the constitution was signed

Answer 18

1787

Question 19

First representative government in America

Answer 19

House of burgesses

Question 20

Man who establish the freedom of press

Answer 20

John Peter Zinger

Question 21

3/5 compromise was a solution for counting what?

Answer 21

Slaves as Representatives

Question 22

Brings charges against the impeached

Answer 22

House of Representatives

Question 23

Who declares war?

Answer 23

Congress

Question 24

Group of people pushing for ratification of the new constitution

Answer 24

Federalist

Question 25

Birthplace of democracy

Answer 25

Greece

Question 26

What was wrong with the articles of confederation?

Answer 26

No central government

Question 27

Hold the trail for the impeached

Answer 27

Senate

Question 28

Three purposes of the declaration of independence

Answer 28

1. With or without a fight 2. Why we were upset 3. democracy...independence...or war

Question 29

Incident in Massachusetts that pushed delegates to seethe articles of confederation was too weak

Answer 29

Shays Rebelion

Question 30

Enforces laws

Answer 30

Executive

Question 31

Interprets laws

Answer 31

Judical

Question 32

Makes the laws

Answer 32

Legislative

Question 33

Five purposes of government

Answer 33

Provide leadership, Provide laws, maintain order, provide for equality, Provide services

Question 34

Group of Indians that shared 'The great law of peace'

Answer 34

Iroquois

Question 35

demanded the 'bill of rights; be added to the new constitution

Answer 35

anti-federalist

Question 36

Time period where people wanted more logical and proof

Answer 36

Enlightenment period

Question 37

A republic or representative government came from what country?

Answer 37

Rome

Question 38

Writing by three men that helped the cause of the federalist

Answer 38

Writing by three men that helped the cause of the federalist The federalist papers

Question 39

document giving English citizens their rights

Answer 39

Bill of rights

Question 40

Belief that leaders are chosen by god

Answer 40

Divine Rights

Question 41

Man who said all people are born with three rights

Answer 41

John Locke