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Which political theory contends throughout time, one person or a small group claimed control over a small area and forced all to submit to that person's rule?

• Divine right theory

• Force theory

• Evolutionary theory

• Social contract theory

What form of government describes in having 2 branches?

• Federal system

• Bicameral system

• Confederacy

• Monarchy

It was the document that announced that people have inalienable rights for "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"

• Common sense

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Declaration of Independence

Mark whether it is a federal power, reserved only for the states, or is a shared power: To issue marriage license

• Federal

• States

• Both

It was the document written by Thomas Paine

• Common sense

• Declaration of Independence

• Tea act

• Stamp act

Mark whether it is a federal power, reserved only for the states, or is a shared power: To make laws

• Federal

• State

• Both

All of the following are shared powers between state and federal governments EXCEPT

• The power to tax

• The power to establish courts

• The power to borrow money

• The power to coin money

Mark whether it is a federal power, reserved only for the states, or is a shared power: Make treaties

• State

• Federal

• Both

Who directly elects the President of the United States

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The Supreme Court

• The Electoral College

Of the following, which is a duty that all citizens of the United States must perform

• Recycle

• Voting

• Reading a newspaper

• Pay taxes