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Unit 1

Chapters 1-4 Magruder's Government

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Locke, Harrington, Hobbes, and Rousseau would most likely agree that the state exists to serve the will of the people
A federal government is one in which power is divided between a central and local governments
Characteristics of a state population, territory, government, sovereignty
In a democracy, the will of the majority cannot deprive rights of a minority
The purposes of government outlined in the Preamble to the Constitution provide for the common defense, insure order and domestic tranquility, promote the general welfare, form a more perfect union,
Which ideas are included in the Declaration of Independence? people have certain natural rights, government can exist only with the people's consent, the people may change or abolish the government
Which colony was founded mainly for personal and religious freedom Massachusetts
After the Revolutionary War, the National Government was too weak to deal with the political and economic problems
Benjamin Franklin's opinion of the Constitution can be summarized as as near to perfect as possible
A major objective of both the Annapolis and the Philadelphia Conventions was to recommend a federal plan for regulating interstate trade
The Federalist was written to win support for the Constitution in New York
The words, "We the People," the Constitution establishes its authority on the basis of popular sovereignty
The President's Cabinet is an example of Constitutional change by unwritten custom
Which best describes the concept of limited government? government must operate within the boundaries set forth by the people
A method of formal amendment proposed by 2/3 of the Congress and ratified by 3/4 of the states
Which constitutional change was a result of political party practices?
The basic constitutional rights of the people were FIRST set out in the
The Judiciary Act of 1789 was a example of
The system of federalism provides for all of the following EXCEPT
Concurrent powers are those that are
States must honor the legality of one another's civil laws because of the
Local governments derive their power from
Which is an expressed power of the National Government?
Citizens who commit a crime in one state and then flee to another are to be returned under
Agreements States enter into with foreign nations or other States with consent of Congress
In the case McCulloch v. Maryland, what was the Supreme Court ruling based upon?
Funds given to a State by the National Government with special conditions attached are
The decision to raise taxes is an example of
The Framers limited the power of the National Government both by creating separate branches and
Through which of the following are the States denied powers?
Which may have led the Framers to include the Supremacy Clause in the Constitution?
Judging by the actions of Congress after the Civil War, a "republican form of government" must
States gain needed resources through grants-­in-­aid, while the National Government gains
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