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Confederate Government
Several separate states join together
Presidential Government
Legislative and executive branches are separate but equal
Autocracy
one person with unlimited political power
Federal Government
Powers divided between a central government and local government
Oligrarchy
A small group hold all political power
Which is true of the economic system in the United states?
Government participates through enforcing law and regulations
How was the united states set up under the articles of confederation?
the states controlled most of their own affairs
Which describes equality in democracy?
equal opprotunity
Which of the following statements is true of the Federalists?
They believed in a system of checks and balances
What was the main reason that Federalist supported ratification of the Constitution?
The need for a stronger central government
Which are the three powers of government?
Legislative power, Executive power, judicial power
What power(s) did the national government have under the Articles of Confederation?
It could make war and agree to treaties with other nations.
Which is a way that governments are classified?
By those who participate
What pushed the American colonist toward wanting independence from Britain, and in turn influenced some of the structure of the Articles?
Britain put high taxes on certain goods.
Which compromise combined parts of the New Jersey and Virginia plan to make the legislative like it is today?
Connecticut Compromise
By agreeing to the Articles, the states
Promised to provide the troops requested by Congress
When the people themselves create laws and policies and participate fully and regularly voting, what type of government do they have?
A direct Democracy
Which describes an indirect democracy?
A small group is elected to represent a larger group
in which key state did ratification win only by a small margin after a long struggle?
Virginia
What did the federalist agree to in order to gain support for the New constitution?
adding amendments to protect basic rights
In which system are all key power given to the central government?
Unitary government
Which is the same as government by popular consent or indirect democracy?
representative democracy
What is one of the basic ideas of democracy
democracy should keep a balance between personal freedom and law.
which theory says that the state began when primitive families joined together and claimed territory?
Evolutionary theory
On which point did the Virginia and New Jersey plans disagree?
how the states should be represented in congress
Which phrase in the Preamble of the Constitution means that law should be reasonable, fair and impartial?
Establish justice
What was important argument against the proposed Constitution?
It did not guarantee basic rights
The United States government has a federal system. What does this mean?
the national government and states share power
why did all of the first state constitutions include the ideas of separation of powers and limited government?
so they could guard against the abuse of government power
Under the articles of confederation, the united states was..
essentially an alliance of independent states
Why did smaller states favor the New Jersey plan over the virginia plan?
Because it called for the states to be represented "equally"
Which is a characteristic of every state?
population
How did the three-fifths compromise affect representation in congress?
every five slaves were counted as three free men
why did the articles of confederation fail?
because they were too weak
Which is true about sovereign states?
it has absolute power within its own territory
Which of the following is a duty of every american citizen?
paying taxes
The government under the articles of confederation had a
unicameral congress and no executive branch
of the following which has been the most important in the development of the government of the United states?
social contract theory
which is a duty of every american citizen rather than a responsibility?
Obeying laws
what is true about the national government under the articles of confederation>
congress did not have the power to tax states