american gov edmentum (Correctly answered)

Imagine that an exchange student from China visits your class. While your teacher discusses how the United States has a limited government, the Chinese student raises his hand and asks why the government has limited power. Which point best highlights why the US government has limited power? correct answers a limited government protects individual freedoms. Which political system is run by a group of noble families or wealthy members of society? correct answers oligarchy Which factor most greatly limits the power of the US government? correct answers a constitutional system What type of government combines both unitary and confederal political systems? correct answers federal Which of these political systems would have a "supreme leader"? correct answers dictatorship Why did the Crown pass the so-called Intolerable Acts? correct answers to punish the colonists for their disobedience. What kind of government was enacted by the Athenian Assembly? correct answers direct democracy What effect did the Mayflower Compact have on American government? correct answers It contributed to the development of representative democracy. Which Roman contribution to political theory was adapted by the Founding Fathers? correct answers representative government Under feudalism, which group was responsible for ruling different regions of a country? correct answers lords Which event occurred directly after the Boston Tea Party? correct answers the Intolerable Acts Which idea had a major influence on the authors of the Articles of Confederation? correct answers A strong central government threatens the rights of the people and the states. Which documents does the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence echo? correct answers John Locke's Second Treatise of Government What form of government did the Articles of Confederation create? correct answers a league of free and independent states with a limited national government How did Shays' Rebellion highlight major problems with the Articles of Confederation? correct answers state governments had difficulties fixing their economies and raising militias for defense