Open Question: American Government Help?

10 October 2008, 12:07 pm

For questions 1-5 fill in the blank with the letter of the description that best matches the name/term. A. Article I of the Constitution B. Article II of the Constitution C. Article III of the Constitution D. amendment approval E. First Amendment 1. describes the legislative branch 2. protects free speech 3. describes the Supreme Court 4. ratification 5. describes the executive branch 6. This man's writings influenced the American revolutionaries. A. Adam Smith B. John Locke C. Karl Marx D. Abraham Lincoln 7. Signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, this item was the first American government document. A. Constitution B. Mayflower Compact C. Petition of Rights A. Magna Carta 8. This concept is the basis of the Constitution. A. popular sovereignty B. Supreme Court justice C.Congressional powers D. executive privilege 9. These powers belong to both the national and the state governments. A. reserved powers B. delegated powers C. concurrent powers D. implied powers 10. The Magna Carta was important because it A. was America's first legislature. B. separated church and state. C. established a limited government. D. gave power to the colonies. 11. Any system of government in which rule is by the people is called A. an autocracy. B. a democracy. C. a monarchy. D. an oligarchy. 12. This man was known as the father of the Constitution. A. Thomas Jefferson B. George Washington C. James Adams D. James Madison 13. This section of the Constitution states why it was written. A. Amendments B. Bill of Rights C. Preamble D. Articles 14. The national government's control of immigration is an example of A. concurrent powers. B. delegated powers. C. inherent powers. D. expressed powers. 15. The first 10 amendments are called the A. Bill of Rights. B. Constitution. C. Preamble. D. Enumerated Articles. 16. This system divides the power between the state and national governments. A. socialist B. unitary C. communist D. federal 17. The Republicans and Democrats have developed in this country as the major A. capitalists. B. types of government. C. proletariat. D. political parties. 18. The first legislature in what became the United States was the A. Virginia House of Burgesses. B. Constitutional Convention. C. First Continental Congress. D. Annapolis Convention. 19. America's first formal constitution was the A. Northwest Ordinance. B. Bill of Rights. C. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut. D. Articles of Confederation. 20. The national government provides money to the states through this. A. mandates B. preemption C. federal grants D. prior restraint 21. Explain why laws differ from state to state and how those differences are related to federalism. Need most help with 1-6,10,14,16-21... read more

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