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What is the basic purpose of government
What was the main reason the Articles of Confederation were replaced?
What are the two groups that make up congress?
Senate and the House of Representatives
The people should revolt against a government that did not protect the rights of the people as stated in the declaration of independence comes from what political theorist?
John Locke
Which issue did the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise address at the Constitutional Convention (1787)?
a method of determining state representation in Congress
This academic discipline focuses study on the roles and functions of government?
Political Science
The government determies the type and quantity of goods to be produced is an example of what type of economy?
Command
What is a direct result of the French and Indian War (1754-1763)
Britain began to impose taxes on the colonists
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise between the large states and the small states resulted in
the creation of a bicameral legislature
The social contract theory as used in the Declaration of Independence was most directly influenced by the writings of?
John Locke
The following is an example of what type of economy: Government agencies are involved in production planning
Communist economy
"deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"
The framework of the Government as described in the Constitution most clearly shows the dissatisfaction of the founders with what document?
Articles of Confederation
The Three-fifths Compromise adopted in the Constitution in 1787 had the effect of
increasing the representation of southern states in Congress
The division of power between the states and the national government is known as?
Federalism
What type of economy is Laissez-Faire practices most closely associated with
Market Economy
What does the Mayflower Compact represent in a democratic society?
A clear step toward Self-Government
Under the Articles of Confederation, the years between 1781 and 1787 are often referred to as the “critical period” because
central government lacked the power to deal with major problems
When was the Declaration of Independence written?
1776
Direct election of members of the House of Representatives is an example of what kind of political feature?
A democratic one
Name the Three Branches of Government?
Judicial Executive and Legislative
In the Colonial Era New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses are both examples of what?
Steps in the growth of representative democracy
Why did the authors of the Articles of Confederation create a weak central government?
They feared the kind of rule experienced under the British monarchy.
How many amendments are in the bill of rights?
10