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Drafting the Constitution — Unit test Answers

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Athens and Sparta were both

A
countries.
B
city-states.
C
monarchies.
D
empires.
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Which quotation from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract?

A
“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
B
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
C
“Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes.”
D
“[T]hey are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
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most

a
a democracy.
a
an autocracy.
a
a monarchy.
a
a theocracy.
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How did Enlightenment thinkers approach the study of government?

A
by taking a historical view
B
by taking a divine right view
C
by taking a faith-based view
D
by taking a secular view
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A charter is a written document that

s
states the conditions of an agreement.
d
describes the separation of powers in diagram form.
l
lists the items for sale in a shop.
d
describes, in Latin, which laws should be followed.
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LegalNaturalDivine

A
Legal
B
Natural
C
Divine
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What was the purpose of the New Jersey Plan?

A
to support the interests of the smaller states
B
to implement a bicameral legislature
C
to nominate William Paterson as chief executive
D
to ensure representation was based on population
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In a confederal system of government, power is

A
given to the central government.
B
given to the president exclusively.
C
shared between the central and state governments.
D
distributed equally among the state governments.
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If leaders wanted to create a government that is more effective than the government under the Articles of Confederation, which is the most important idea that should be embraced?

A
The federal and state governments should be equal.
B
The federal government cannot be weak.
C
The federal government must have an elected leader.
D
The state governments should be weak.
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In a unitary system of government, power is

A
held by state governments.
B
held by a central government.
C
held by a single person.
D
held by a group of people.
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Which statement best describes a government in which there is no separation of powers?

A
People’s rights are guaranteed.
B
One person rules and has absolute power.
C
The legislature is divided into different branches.
D
Judges decide the legality of laws passed by the legislature.
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The concept of checks and balances ensures that

e
each branch of government does not have power over the others.
o
only one branch of government maintains power over the others.
e
each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the others.
n
no branch of government has a separate power from the others.
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Rome became a ________ at the end of the 6th Century BCE.

D
Democracy
R
Republic
D
Dictatorship
T
Theocracy
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Which type of governmental power does a unitary system hold?

A
centralized power
B
state power
C
shared power
D
local power

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