Gov: Final Exam Review

Which philosopher supported the idea that the government should serve the people?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Charles Montesquieu

• George Washington

What did the Magna Carta say?

• kings have absolute power

• governments exist to resist chaos

• the law applies to everyone, even those in power

• the law is made by those in power and must be followed

How did the Anti-Federalists feel about the new Constitution?

• They thought it was good and wanted to ratify it

• They thought it would give the government too much power

• They wanted to include universal suffrage

• They were against the ideas of life, liberty, and property

What is popular sovereignty?

• How we vote for the president

• Voting; the power belongs to the people

• Voting; the power belongs to the president

• The three branches of government

What is the 8th amendment?

• Free speech

• Right to bear arms

• Federalism

• No cruel/unusual punishment

What is the 2nd amendment?

• Free speech

• Right to raise a militia

• No cruel/unusual punishment

• Federalism

What is the 10th amendment about?

• Women's suffrage

• Free speech

• Federalism

• No cruel/unusual punishment

How is an amendment passed?

• 2/3 vote of Congress and 3/4 vote of state legislatures

• The president can sign/veto an amendment

• The Supreme Court decides to pass it or not

• 3/4 vote of Congress and 2/3 vote of state legislatures

What did the Great Compromise do?

• created the Supreme Court

• created a bicameral legislature

• limited government power

• fix issues between Federalists and Anti-Federalists

What grants the government implied powers?

• The Supremacy Clause

• The Preamble

• The President

• The Necessary and Proper Clause