Midterm Review

What does the Preamble State?

• Role and purpose of Government

• Who will become president

• How elections work

• The freedoms of an individual

The government gets its power from who?

• The president

• The people

• The Supreme Court

• Congress

What type of governemnt does legislature does Great Britain government have?

• Executive

• Judicary

• Parliament

• Presidental

John Locke believed people were naturally

• Good

• Evil

• Emotionless

• Social

John Locke believed all humans have the right to what?

• Life Liberty and the pursuit of happiness

• Life Liberty and property

• A trial

• Religion

This type of government elects officials making decisions for the majority

• Democracy

• Liberalism

• Representative Democracy

• Libertarian

What is popular sovereignty?

• Popular vote

• Electoral College

• Power of government comes from the constitution

• power of government comes from people

What is the purpose of the government

• To show separation of power

• To explain individual freedoms

• To explain the goals of the government

• to show the government is nothing without the consent of the people

What was the main purpose of the English Bill of Rights

• To explain the presidency

• Reinforced the declaration of independence

• Reinforced the Magna Carta making the king and parliament follow the laws,

• To give power to the king

What did the Great Compromise take from BOTH the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?

• Having one house

• 3 branches of government

• appealing to bigger states

• having houses based on population