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Foundations Of Government
Test Description: Vocabulary terms
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1) Understanding the laws of our land—how they are made, and how they can be changed if they do not serve us
A
Direct Democracy
B
Magna Carta
C
republic
D
Civics
2) Voters would gather in one place, and by a show of hands, make their wishes known.
A
Direct Democracy
B
Magna Carta
C
republic
D
Civics
3) A government led by elected representatives rather than by a king or queen
A
Magna Carta
B
republic
C
Direct Democracy
D
Civics
4) The “Great Charter,” (1215), presented a list of complaints and, set forth the principle that everyone, including the king, was subject to the law.
A
Magna Carta
B
Direct Democracy
C
republic
D
Civics
5) People elect officeholders to make laws and run the nation for them.
A
Virginia Declaration of Rights
B
Declaration of Independence
C
grievances
D
Representative system of Government
6) complaints
A
grievances
B
Virginia Declaration of Rights
C
Representative system of Government
D
Declaration of Independence
7) A document written by Thomas Jefferson (1776) that lists all the colonists’ grievances against the king declared the colonists’ independence.
A
Declaration of Independence
B
Representative system of Government
C
Virginia Declaration of Rights
D
grievances
8) A document written by George Mason (1776) to protect the rights of Virginia’s colonists and the basis for the Bill of Rights.
A
grievances
B
Declaration of Independence
C
Representative system of Government
D
Virginia Declaration of Rights
9) a right that cannot be taken away from a person.
A
Treaty of Paris
B
Articles of Confederation
C
Constitution of the United States
D
inalienable
10) Established the first form of national government for the brand-new United States of America, but had some very big flaws.
A
Articles of Confederation
B
Constitution of the United States
C
inalienable
D
Treaty of Paris
11) Officially ended the American Revolution in 1783
A
Articles of Confederation
B
inalienable
C
Constitution of the United States
D
Treaty of Paris
12) Revisions to the Articles of Confederation led to the creation of this brilliant new document and our current form of national government.
A
Treaty of Paris
B
Articles of Confederation
C
Constitution of the United States
D
inalienable
13) An introduction to a document that explains why it is being written and what its aims are
A
ratification
B
Constitutional Convention of 1787
C
Preamble
D
Bill of Rights
14) Led by James Madison, this was a meeting of colonial representatives that wanted to revise the Articles of Confederation.
A
ratification
B
Constitutional Convention of 1787
C
Bill of Rights
D
Preamble
15) 10 additions to the Constitution, guarantee important freedoms, as long as we obey the laws and respect others.
A
Constitutional Convention of 1787
B
Bill of Rights
C
ratification
D
Preamble
16) The formal consent or approval of something
A
Bill of Rights
B
Preamble
C
Constitutional Convention of 1787
D
ratification
17) An idea, belief, plan or suggestion for consideration or discussion by others
A
Constitutional Convention
B
proposal
C
Amendment
D
convention
18) A gathering of people for political purposes
A
Amendment
B
Constitutional Convention
C
convention
D
proposal
19) A formal or official change to a document
A
Constitutional Convention
B
proposal
C
Amendment
D
convention
20) A meeting of state representatives that discuss and vote for possible changes to the U.S. Constitution.
A
convention
B
Constitutional Convention
C
proposal
D
Amendment
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