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End of Semester Exam: US government
(Edmentum) Questions and Correct Answers
What is the primary purpose of most constitutions? Ans: to
define and limit government power
Under which type of government would state or provincial
governments have the most sovereignty? Ans: confederal
Imagine you are preparing a speech on social contract theory for
your government class. As part of your speech, you need to focus
on the idea that people have the authority to overthrow a
government that has become tyrannical. Which Enlightenment text
would be good source material? Ans: Locke's Second Treatise of
Government
What is considered an important Roman contribution to American
government? Ans: the idea of representative government in which
people elect officials to speak for them
According to the Declaration of Independence, when do the people
have the right to overthrow their government? Ans: when the
government fails to protect the fundamental rights of the people
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What was an important concern for the Founding Fathers when
drafting the Articles of Confederation? Ans: avoiding the tyranny
of a powerful central government
The Constitution created a federal system in the United States.
Which of the following best describes a federal government? Ans:
power split and shared between the central and state governments
In 1783, which plan sought to highlight the need for a stronger
national government and used army officers to threaten a coup
d'état? Ans: Newburgh Conspiracy
What were the Founding Fathers trying to create when they divided
powers between the judicial, legislative, and executive branches?
Ans: WRONG: a federal government
Which sentence in the US Constitution provides for limiting the
power of government? Ans: "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion . . . or abridging the
freedom of speech or of the press."
What is an enumerated power of Congress? Ans: a power
specifically named in the Constitution
In Congress, who has the right to unlimited debate and unlimited
opportunity to offer amendments? Ans: senators
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End of Semester Exam: US government
(Edmentum) Questions and Correct Answers
What is the primary purpose of most constitutions? Ans: to
define and limit government power
Under which type of government would state or provincial
governments have the most sovereignty? Ans: confederal
Imagine you are preparing a speech on social contract theory for
your government class. As part of your speech, you need to focus
on the idea that people have the authority to overthrow a
government that has become tyrannical. Which Enlightenment text
would be good source material? Ans: Locke's Second Treatise of
Government
What is considered an important Roman contribution to American
government? Ans: the idea of representative government in which
people elect officials to speak for them
According to the Declaration of Independence, when do the people
have the right to overthrow their government? Ans: when the
government fails to protect the fundamental rights of the people
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What was an important concern for the Founding Fathers when
drafting the Articles of Confederation? Ans: avoiding the tyranny
of a powerful central government
The Constitution created a federal system in the United States.
Which of the following best describes a federal government? Ans:
power split and shared between the central and state governments
In 1783, which plan sought to highlight the need for a stronger
national government and used army officers to threaten a coup
d'état? Ans: Newburgh Conspiracy
What were the Founding Fathers trying to create when they divided
powers between the judicial, legislative, and executive branches?
Ans: WRONG: a federal government
Which sentence in the US Constitution provides for limiting the
power of government? Ans: "Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion . . . or abridging the
freedom of speech or of the press."
What is an enumerated power of Congress? Ans: a power
specifically named in the Constitution
In Congress, who has the right to unlimited debate and unlimited
opportunity to offer amendments? Ans: senators
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