Unit 1 Review: Origins of American Democracy

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What is the basic idea of the social contract?

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trade freedom for protection

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In a federal system, can a state pass a law that contradicts federal law?

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No, federal law is the 'supreme law of the land' (Article 6 of the Constitution)

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How do the three branches relate to the law-making process? Options: Leg. = enforce laws, Exec. = make laws, Jud. = interpret laws; Leg. = make laws, Exec. = interpret laws, Jud. = enforce laws; Leg. = interpret laws, Exec. = make laws, Jud. = enforce laws; Leg. = make laws, Exec. = enforce laws, Jud. = interpret laws

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Leg. = make laws, Exec. = enforce laws, Jud. = interpret laws

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What is the main effect of the Magna Carta and other English documents we studied?

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They all limit power in some way.

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Which philosopher's idea of natural, unalienable, or God-given rights is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

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Locke

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What is the main idea of Article 4 of the Constitution?

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Describes States' relations in a Federal system

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What is the main idea of Article 5 of the Constitution?

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Describes the Amendment process requiring 2/3 of Congress and 3/4 of States.

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What factor tends to cause conflict in confederacies? A strong central government, evenly divided power, a weak central government, lack of laws, anarchy

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a weak central government

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Why are representative democracies common and direct democracies rare?

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Direct democracies don't work on a large scale because they require all citizens to participate.

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Which of these is most similar to a dictatorship? direct democracy, representative democracy, confederacy, oligarchy

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oligarchy