Unit 1 and 2 Review

Why did the Founding Fathers separate the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws between
different branches of government?

• to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful
• to make the national government more efficient
• to increase the power of the presidency
• to ensure that Congress would act according to the will of the people

What pamphlet denounced British rule and fanned the flames of revolution?

• Magna Carta
• Two Treatises of Government
• Compact
• Common Sense

The Preamble of the Constitution lists six goals, including which of the following?

• to separate from Britain
• to form a more perfect union
• to decide who can be a Supreme Court justice
• to decrease the power of the federal government

Use the information in the box to answer the question.
Who are the speakers and what are they afraid of?

• Patriots; ineffective government
• Federalists; the loss of liberty
• Antifederalists; a strong national government
• Loyalists; the loss of property rights

What is meant by “the rule of law”?

• the idea that people are the source of government power
• the idea that all people, including rulers and leaders, must obey the law
• the theory that power should be divided among three branches of government
• the power of the courts to interpret the Constitution and other laws

Based on this passage, which constitutional principle does Madison describe? 

(one branch stopping another branch)

• Checks and Balances 

•  Popular Sovereignty

• Seperation of powers 

•  Judicial Review

Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• It limited the power of future governments
• It weakened the influence of religion in government
• It established a form of self-government based on a social contract
• It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government

Which documents addressed colonial concerns about English policies?

• Declaration of Independence

• Mayflower Compact

• U.S. Constitution

• Bill of Rights

Which statement best defines "due process" of law?

• Decisions affecting individuals are made by jury of peers

• procedures used to enforce the law are fair and reasonable

• People have rights that can only be taken away in emergencies

• Gov't decisions affecting individuals are made in secret

Which Enlightenment thinker argued that all people were born equal and had natural rights to life, liberty, and property?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Thomas Hobbes

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Locke