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Which political system divides powers between levels like national and state governments?
a) binary system
b) unitary system
c) federal system
d) republican system

Which of the following best describes most of teh delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
a) uneducated
b) skeptical of republican forms of government
c) practical politicians
d) inexperienced politicians

The founding fathers supported which form of government?
a) republican government
b) direct democracy
c) tyranny of the majority
d) theocracy

Why was the Constitutional Convention a closed meeting that was held privately?
a) so that foreign leaders wouldn't sabotage the convention.
b) the press did not exist
c) to allow members to speak their minds without fear of judgement
d) most citizens did not care

Whose idea inspired Jefferson when he wrote, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it?
a) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
b) Thomas Hobbes
c) Baron de Montesquieu
d) Adam Smith

Whose idea inspired Jefferson when he wrote, liberty, and ...?
a) Adam Smith
b) John Locke
c) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d) Baron de Montesquieu

Who is the main author of the Preamble?
a) Ben Franklin
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) Gouverneur Morris
d) Sam Adams

Why was the Annapolis convention called?
a) To Revise the Constitution
b) To Write the Constitution
c) To Write the Articles of Confederation
d) To Revise the Articles of Confederation

Which of the following is a power that IS NOT given to the National Government in the Articles of Confederation?
a) Make War and Peace
b) Raise a Navy
c) Regulate Indian Affairs
d) Collecting Taxes

Who is the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
a) Thomas Jefferson
b) James Madison
c) Alexander Hamilton
d) John Hancock

Which house of Congress is based on equal representation?
a) House of Representatives
b) Senate
c) House of Commons
d) General Assembly

Who is the primary author of the Constitution?
a) George Washington
b) Thomas Jefferson
c) James Madison
d) Alexander Hamilton

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many States had to approve an amendment for it to pass?
a) 11
b) 7
c) 9
d) 13

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many States had to approve a Law for it to pass?
a) 11
b) 7
c) 9
d) 13

What is a government that enforces recognized limits on those who govern and allows the voice of the people to be heard through free, fair, and relatively frequent elections called?
a) constitutional democracy
b) democratic consensus
c) direct democracy
d) theocracy

What is The process by which policy comes into being and evolves. People's interests, problems, and concerns create political issues for government policymakers called?
a) policy agenda
b) policymaking institutions
c) policymaking system
d) public policy

the set of arrangements, including checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, rule of law, due process, and a bill of rights, that requires our leaders to listen, think, bargain, and explain before they act or make laws.
a) democracy
b) politics
c) constitutionalism
d) popular consent

What was the initial proposal at the Constitutional Convention for a strong, central government with a bicameral legislature dominated by the big states?
a) Virginia Plan
b) New Jersey Plan
c) Connecticut Compromise
d) three-fifths compromise

What is procedure for submitting to popular vote measures passed by the legislature or proposed amendments to a state constitution called?
a) referendum
b) recall
c) initiative
d) direct primary

What is a procedure whereby a certain number of voters may, by petition, propose a law or constitutional amendment and have it submitted to the voters called?
a) referendum
b) recall
c) initiative
d) direct primary

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