AG 1 Unit 1 EOC REVIEW

1. Roots of democracy can be traced to ___ & ___.

2. The first attempt to limit the King’s power was the ___ ___.

3. The ___ ___ showed that people could create a government that served their interest & the ___ ___ ___ established popular sovereignty and people can rule by popular consent.

4. The purposes of the U.S. government are listed in the ___.

5. Ideas about government the colonists had from the British included that government should be ___, ___, and ___.

6. The Constitution consists of the Preamble, 7 ____ and 27 ____.

7. The U.S. government has 3 branches. List them.

8. The ___ Compromise consisted of both equal (Senate) and proportional (House) representation.

9. The difference between ___ & ___ is the # of people who participate.

10. According to which concept, people have ultimate authority in a democracy?

11. In a democracy, the ___ rules, but the rights of the ___ must be observed.

12. To ratify a new amendment, ___ of the House & Senate and ___ of the states must approve.

13. According to what concept does each branch have its own list of powers and responsibilities?

14. According to which concept can the branches exert control over the others to make sure no branch becomes too powerful?

15. In a ___ form of government, power is divided and shared between the national and state governments?

16. In a ___ system, the executive is chosen by the legislature and only serves as long as the legislature wants.

17. A ___ is a loose alliance of independent states.

18. The first 10 Amendments are called to…

19. In a ___ system of government, there is only 1 level of government; states do not exist.

20. According to the ___ Clause, the Constitution is supreme over everyone and everything.

1. Roots of democracy can be traced to ___ & ___.

Rome and Greece

2. The first attempt to limit the King’s power was the ___ ___.

Magna Carta

3. The ___ ___ showed that people could create a government that served their interest & the ___ ___ ___ established popular sovereignty and people can rule by popular consent.

Mayflower Compact

Dec. of Ind.

4. The purposes of the U.S. government are listed in the ___.

Preamble

5. Ideas about government the colonists had from the British included that government should be ___, ___, and ___.

Ordered, Limited, Representative

6. The Constitution consists of the Preamble, 7 ____ and 27 ____.

Articles

Amendments

7. The U.S. government has 3 branches. List them.

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

8. The ___ Compromise consisted of both equal (Senate) and proportional (House) representation.

Connecticut or Great

9. The difference between ___ & ___ is the # of people who participate.

Democracies & Dictatorships

10. According to which concept, people have ultimate authority in a democracy?

Popular Sovereignty

11. In a democracy, the ___ rules, but the rights of the ___ must be observed.

Majority rules

Minority rights

12. To ratify a new amendment, ___ of the House & Senate and ___ of the states must approve.

2/3

3/4

13. According to what concept does each branch have its own list of powers and responsibilities?

Separation of Powers

14. According to which concept can the branches exert control over the others to make sure no branch becomes too powerful?

Checks and balances

15. In a ___ form of government, power is divided and shared between the national and state governments?

Federal

16. In a ___ system, the executive is chosen by the legislature and only serves as long as the legislature wants.

Parliamentary

17. A ___ is a loose alliance of independent states.

Confederation

18. The first 10 Amendments are called to…

Bill of Rights

19. In a ___ system of government, there is only 1 level of government; states do not exist.

Unitary

20. According to the ___ Clause, the Constitution is supreme over everyone and everything.

Supremacy