Federalism Summative

A __________ is a geographic term referring to a particular place, region, or area of land.

• state

• country

• nation

• municipality

_______________ is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies (laws, bills, goals).

• Communism

• Nation

• Government

• None of the above

Why does government exist?

• To keep order

• To protect the country

• To make economic decisions

• All of the above

People elect leaders that represent the will of the people to write and manage laws for the country in a ___________.

• Direct Democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Representative Democracy

In a _____________, religious leaders are in charge of society.

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

• Democracy

The Magna Carta included all of the following except _____________.

• limited power of government

• freedom of religion

• trial by jury

• due process of law

The Virginia Declaration of Rights, written by George Mason, stated that all Virginians should have certain rights including freedom of _________.

• religion

• the Press

• both a and b

• neither a nor b

During the U. S. Constitution ratification debates, the _____________ like Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Sam Adams, and others, were suspicious of a strong Federal government, worried that the President would become too powerful, and wanted a Bill of Rights to protect personal liberties.

• Federalists

• Communists

• Theologians

• Anti-Federalists

During the U. S. Constitution ratification debates, the _____________ like Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and others were in favor of a strong Federal government because they believed that strong Federal government was the best way to preserve freedom.

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

• Communists

• Anarchists

Some of the fundamental principles underlying the foundations of the U. S. Constitution include _________________.

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• All of the above