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Unit 2: Government

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The U.S. Founding Fathers got the idea of what from the Greeks?   Democracy  
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What ancient civilization developed representative democracy?   Romans  
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When population is too high for everyone to cast a vote on everything to be decided upon, it’s easier to choose representatives to cast votes for a larger group. This is called ____________________________________________________.   representative democracy  
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Our Founding Fathers make reference to humans having ________________ in The Declaration of Independence written to the king of England.   Unalienable Rights  
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Weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation are due to the lack of power in the _______ government.   Federal  
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One major problem with the Articles of Confederation was due to the federal government not having the ability to____________.   Tax  
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The Articles of Confederation created only what branch of government?   Legislative  
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_________________is the sharing of powers between a strong federal government and weaker state governments.   Federalism  
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Alexander Hamilton felt the federal government had the right to create a national bank. This makes him a/an____________________.   Federalist  
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The largest debate at the Constitutional Convention was over the issue of ____________ in the legislative branch.   representation  
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The creation of today’s legislative branch is the work of Connecticut delegate_________________.   Roger Sherman  
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Those who favored ratification of the new constitution were _________________.   Federalists  
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1st Form of Government for the U.S   Articles of Confederation  
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We borrowed this form legislature from the British?   bicameral  
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The number of seats a state gets in the House of Representatives is based on ___________.   population  
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Another word for indirect democracy is ____________________.   representative democracy  
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Parliament is a ___________branch of government.   legislative  
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Leader with control over all aspects of society. Controls media and schools. Usually ruthless.   totalitarian  
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Cincinnatus was a ______________ dictator   benevolent  
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Rule by a few   oligarchy  
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King or Queen with total power   Absolute Monarchy  
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The abscence of government.   anarchy  
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Main writer of the Declaration   Jefferson  
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Father of the Constitution   Madison  
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Purpose of the Philadelphia convention was to ______ the Articles.   revise  
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This form of democracy generally works best in small communities and groups.   Direct  
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King of England during the separation.   George  
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