Semester Exam

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Amend. Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3 Misc.

Amendments – 400

12th Amendment

13th Amendment

14th Amendment

15th Amendment

A. Prohibits discrimination in voting based on race

B. Abolished slavery

C. Defines citizenship, protects due process, and grants equal protection of the law

D. Separated the ballots for President and Vice President

Match the Amendment to its description.

Amendments - 400

16th Amendment

17th Amendment

18th Amendment

19th Amendment

Match the Amendment to its description

A.Prohibited the sale and manufacture of alcohol in the United States.

B.Granted women the right to vote

C.Changed the election of Senators: from the State legislatures to the people

D. Created an income tax

Amendments - 400

A. Moved the inauguration date of the President from March 4 to January 20. Also changed the date Congress convenes.

B. Placed a two-term limit on Presidents.

C. Made it official that the Vice President became President if the President were to die, resign, or be removed from office. It also requires that the President pick a new VP if the position becomes vacant.

D. Gave Washington D.C. three elector votes in Presidential elections.

20th Amendment

22nd Amendment

23rd Amendment

25th Amendment

Match the Amendment to its description

Amendments - 400

A. Protects against domination by tyrannical government and its military.

B. Protects the rights of the accused and those found guilty of crimes.

C. Reinforces that there are certain powers and rights retained by the people and the States.

D. Provides for freedom of expression.

1st Amendment

2nd and 3rd

4th through 8th

9th and 10th

Match the Amendment to its description

Principles of Government - 100

Where are the basic principles of a government laid out?

Constitution

Principles of Government - 200

What is the name of the governmental system in which

the ruler or rulers cannot be held responsible to the will of

the people?

dictatorship

Principles of Government - 300

Name the three landmark English documents that influenced the colonists’ ideas of government.

Magna Carta, Petition of Right, English Bill of Rights

Principles of Government - 400

List the FOUR characteristics of a state.

Population, Territory, Government, Sovereignty

Principles of Government - 500

Popular Sovereignty

Limited Government

Representative Government

Federalism

Unitary Government

Match the term to its definition.

A. A government system in which power is shared between a national government and several regional governments.

B. A system in which the people elect delegates to make decisions for them.

C. A single government system that has all government power in the territory.

D. Government is restricted in what it can do.

E. The power of the government ultimately belongs to the people.

Origins of American Gov’t – 100

Serving during the American War for Independence, this temporary gathering served as the United States’ first national government.

2nd Continental Congress

Origins of American Gov’t - 200

Answer the following questions related to Independence.

Which Virginian proposed a resolution for independence on June 7, 1776?

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson stated that all men are created equal, and they are endowed with certain unalienable rights. What are those rights?

Origins of American Gov’t - 300

Match the compromises to their description.

Connecticut

Three-Fifths

Commerce and Slave Trade

A. Slaves would count as three-fifths of person for population, but owners would also be required to pay their share of taxes.

B. Created a bicameral Congress with representation in the House based on population and the Senate equality.

C. Congress could regulate interstate and foreign trade, but they could not abolish the slave trade for 20 years nor could they tax exports.

Origins of American Gov’t - 400

Answer the following questions about the Articles of Confederation.1. Who controlled the power to tax and regulate

commerce?2. Who handled executive functions under the

Articles of Confederation?3. How many states were required to pass

legislation? 4. How many states were required to amend the

Articles of Confederation?

Origins of American Gov’t - 500

Name the five men on the committee to produce a proclamation of independence.

The Constitution - 100

The group of delegates who attended the Philadelphia Convention became known as the _______________.

Framers

The Constitution - 200

Which Framer became known as the “Father of the Constitution” because of his contributions to the document?

James Madison

What was his main argument regarding factions in Federalist No. 10?

Large Republics are best able to deal with factions.

The Constitution - 300

List the men who contributed to the Federalist Papers.

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay

The Constitution - 400

Preamble

Article I

Article II

Article III

Match the section of the Constitution to what it does.

A.Establishes the Executive Branch

B.Establishes the Legislative Branch

C.Establishes the Judicial Branch

D.Establishes that the people are sovereign and explains the purpose of the Constitution.

The Constitution - 500

Explain the ways that an amendment may be

proposed and ratified.

Miscellaneous - 100

What three powers do all governments possess?

Legislative, Executive, Judicial – Make laws, enforce laws, and interpret laws

Miscellaneous - 200

The power of the courts to determine the constitutionality of laws is known as _________________.

In which case was this power established?

Judicial Review, Marbury v Madison (1803)

Miscellaneous - 300

What did colonial legislatures use to control the colonial governors?

Who developed the Albany Plan of Union?

What theory of government does Jefferson employ to justify political separation from England?

“power of the purse”

Ben Franklin

Social Contract Theory

Miscellaneous - 400

Explain the positions of the Federalists and the Anti-

Federalists and why they held those beliefs.

Miscellaneous - 500

List one way each branch can check and be checked by the other branches.