TEOC Review - US Government

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Which response describes the geographic distribution of power in the United States?

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federal system

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A person who holds both rights and responsibilities in a state is a:

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citizen

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Which ideas were espoused by John Locke in the “Two Treatises of Government”? Options: natural rights of man -- life, liberty, and property, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, separation of executive, legislative, and judicial powers, divine right of kings

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natural rights of man -- life, liberty, and property

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How was the United States Constitution influenced by Montesquieu's philosophies?

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The U.S. has three branches of government.

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What was the first permanent English colony established in North America in the year 1607?

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Jamestown

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Viewed as an important document in the development of democracy in the English colonies, it stated in 1620 that “all would work together for just and equal laws and the overall good of the new colony.”

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the Mayflower Compact

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What were the two sides in the fight for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution after it was signed on September 17, 1787? Options: loyalists/patriots, nationalists/anti-nationalists, federalists/anti-federalists, federalists/anti-constitutionalists

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federalists/anti-federalists

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What did the Federalists promise would be added to the new Constitution following ratification?

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a Bill of Rights

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What is the constitutional division of power between the national (federal) government and the 50 state governments?

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Federalism

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A permanent change or revision of the U.S. Constitution is referred to as:

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formal amendment