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AMGOV Unit 1 Test Review

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    Unit 1
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  • What are the 3 basic powers of government?
    Legislative, Executive, Judicial
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  • What is the main job of the executive branch?
    Enforce laws
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  • What document outlines how a government is structured?
    Constitution
  •  5
  • In an autocracy, who has the power?
    One person
  •  5
  • Which system splits power between national and state governments?
    Federal System
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  • In a parliamentary system, how is the executive chosen?
    By the legislature
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  • What economic system is based on private ownership and choice?
    Free enterprise
  •  10
  • Which document limited the king’s power and gave nobles rights?
    Magna Carta
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  • What’s the difference between a bicameral and unicameral legislature?
    Number of chambers or Houses of Congress
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  • Which philosopher said people are selfish and need a strong ruler?
    Thomas Hobbes
  •  10
  • What should people do if a government violates their natural rights, according to Locke?
    Overthrow it
  •  10
  • What was Salutary Neglect?
    Letting colonies govern themselves
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  • Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
    Jefferson
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  • What are “unalienable rights”?
    Rights no one can take away
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  • Why was the national government made weak under the Articles?
    To avoid tyranny
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  • What event proved the Articles were too weak?
    Shays’ Rebellion
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