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The Jamestown settlement was funded by

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The London Company

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The Preamble to the Constitution begins

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"We the People"

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What is the best explanation of why most American Indian reservations are in the west today?

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European settlers and the U.S. government pushed Indian tribe westward

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Enlightenment thinkers argued that the world could be improved through

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human reason, science, and religious toleration

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The House of Burgesses was

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the first representative assembly in North America

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A social contract theory of government was proposed by

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Locke and Hobbes

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Lockes second treatise on Civil Government sets out a theory of

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natural rights

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Congress's authority to check the president's judicial appointment power is a concept that can be attributed largely to the ideas of

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Charles-Louis, the Second Baron of Montesquieu

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Why was indirect democracy a necessary alternative to direct democracy?

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It became increasingly difficult to bring all the colonists together in the decision-making process

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Aristotle attempted to devise a way to classify governments. Critical to his analyses was knowledge of

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whom citizens were ruled by and in whose interest

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In an Oligarchy, rule is by

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the few

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American political culture embodies many key concepts including

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political equality, majority rule, individualism

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The ____________ expanded American's conceptions of personal liberty to include some forms of freedom from discrimination.

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Fourteenth Amendment

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The framers agreed that the new nation had to be founded on notions of

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religious freedom

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The constitution initially mandated that each member of the House of Representatives should represent ________ citizens.

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30,000

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The fastest growing segment of the U.S. population is

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Hispanics

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According to the text, a powerful national government is likely to meet opposition in which of the following regions of the United States?

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South and west

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According to the definitions in the text, political ideologies are sets of beliefs that

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Shape the thinking of individuals and how they view the world, and affect how people deal with relations between men and women.

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All of the following are among the functions that political scientists attribute to ideologies

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Explanation, evaluation, orientation, and political programs.

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Conservatives generally believe that

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There should be less government intervention in economic affairs

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Liberals often favor

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Spending on social programs, more lenient enforcement of laws such as the USA Patriot Act, and affirmative action programs to help make up for economic injustices.

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Moderates

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believe that taking a centrist view is the best approach to politics

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Politics, as defined in the text, is

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the study of "who gets what, when, and how."

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Over time, Americans' expectations of government have generally

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increased

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Americans' faith in institutions in the United States has

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generally decreased

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Before ratification of the Twenty-Sixth Amendment, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that

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Congress did not have the authority to create a uniform voting age in state and local government elections

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By the early 1970's, all colonies had

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drafted their own constitutions

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Patrick Henry and Samuel Adams were among the leaders of the

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Sons of Liberty

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The first official meeting of the thirteenth colonies was the

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Stamp Act Congress

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The First Continental Congress was called

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Iron out differences with the king.

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In 1776, Thomas Paine authored a pamphlet arguing for colonial independence from Britain entitled

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Common Sense

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The words and ideas of political philosopher John Locke flow through

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the Declaration of Independence

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A type of government in which the national government is weaker than the sum of its parts is called

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confederation

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Pennsylvania and Virginia actually went to war with one another due in large part to the lack of ______________ in the Articles of Confederation.

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A judiciary to resolve conflicts

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Some delegates to the Constitutional Convention believed that the new nation was in such dire straits that they were willing to

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risk potential charges of treason.

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Debate among historians continues over the motives of the Framers. Charles Beard argues that the men in Philadelphia were

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concerned that the Articles failed to protect the interests of the business class.

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What concepts of the Great Compromise were derived from the Virginia Plan?

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A bicameral legislature, Three branches of government, and Supremacy of the national government.

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The Three-Fifths Compromise was a deal to

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Iron out the differences between slave holding and non slave holding states.

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The division of authority among the three branches of government is called

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separation of powers.

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John Locke cautioned against giving legislatures the ability to:

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delegate their powers

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The document finally presented to the states for ratification in 1787, contained:

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a Preamble and 7 separate articles.

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Which Article of the Constitution establishes the legislative branch?

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Article 1

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The president has a list of enumerated duties of office largely found in

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Article 2

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U.S. Supreme Court justices are appointed by the

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president.

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The full faith and credit clause found in Article 4 requires that

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states generally honor the laws and rulings of other states.

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Under the Constitution, national government power can be limited by

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term limits, democratic elections, power sharing between branches, and checks and balances.

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All of the following were differences between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists

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The Federalists were generally landed and rich, while the Anti-Federalists were small farmers.
The Federalists were generally elitist, while the Anti-Federalists were common men.
The Federalists favored centralized government, while the Anti-Federalists favored decentralized government.
The Federalists favored the British, while the Anti-Federalists favored the French.

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The pen names Brutus and Cato are a specific reflection of the Anti-Federalists'

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Intolerance of tyranny

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In the national debate over ratification of the new Constitution, the Federalists

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supported the Constitution and supported a strong national government.

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The U.S. Constitution can be amended

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by proposal and ratification.