Government Unit 1 Test 2025 Questions
and Answers
Anti-Federalists - ANSWER✔✔-those who opposed ratification of the constitution
Articles of Confederation - ANSWER✔✔-the first governing document of the United States,
replaced by the present Constitution in 1789.
Bicameralism - ANSWER✔✔-two house legislature
Bill of Rights - ANSWER✔✔-The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Block Grants - ANSWER✔✔-Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or
communities to support broad programs in areas such as community development and social
services
Categorical Grants - ANSWER✔✔-federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
Checks and Blances - ANSWER✔✔-each branch has the ability to limit the power of the other
branches
Connecticut (Great) Compromise - ANSWER✔✔-Plan that called for a bicameral Congress; House
based on population, two Senators for every state.
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, Consent of the Governed - ANSWER✔✔-the idea that government derives its authority by the
sanction of the people
Constitutional Convention - ANSWER✔✔-meeting of state delegates in Philadelphia in 1787
leading to adoption of new Constitution
Cooperative Federalism - ANSWER✔✔-system in which both federal government and state
governments cooperate in solving problems
Democracy - ANSWER✔✔-a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens
who can elect people to represent them
Direct Democracy - ANSWER✔✔-A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not
through representatives
Indirect Democracy - ANSWER✔✔-A system of government that gives citizens the opportunity to
vote for representatives who will work on their behalf.
Representative Democracy - ANSWER✔✔-A system of government in which citizens elect
representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.
Dual Federalism - ANSWER✔✔-A system of government in which both the states and the national
government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies.
Elastic Clause - ANSWER✔✔-the part of the Constitution that permits Congress to make any laws
"necessary and proper" to carrying out its powers
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and Answers
Anti-Federalists - ANSWER✔✔-those who opposed ratification of the constitution
Articles of Confederation - ANSWER✔✔-the first governing document of the United States,
replaced by the present Constitution in 1789.
Bicameralism - ANSWER✔✔-two house legislature
Bill of Rights - ANSWER✔✔-The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Block Grants - ANSWER✔✔-Federal grants given more or less automatically to states or
communities to support broad programs in areas such as community development and social
services
Categorical Grants - ANSWER✔✔-federal grants for specific purposes, such as building an airport
Checks and Blances - ANSWER✔✔-each branch has the ability to limit the power of the other
branches
Connecticut (Great) Compromise - ANSWER✔✔-Plan that called for a bicameral Congress; House
based on population, two Senators for every state.
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, Consent of the Governed - ANSWER✔✔-the idea that government derives its authority by the
sanction of the people
Constitutional Convention - ANSWER✔✔-meeting of state delegates in Philadelphia in 1787
leading to adoption of new Constitution
Cooperative Federalism - ANSWER✔✔-system in which both federal government and state
governments cooperate in solving problems
Democracy - ANSWER✔✔-a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens
who can elect people to represent them
Direct Democracy - ANSWER✔✔-A form of government in which citizens rule directly and not
through representatives
Indirect Democracy - ANSWER✔✔-A system of government that gives citizens the opportunity to
vote for representatives who will work on their behalf.
Representative Democracy - ANSWER✔✔-A system of government in which citizens elect
representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.
Dual Federalism - ANSWER✔✔-A system of government in which both the states and the national
government remain supreme within their own spheres, each responsible for some policies.
Elastic Clause - ANSWER✔✔-the part of the Constitution that permits Congress to make any laws
"necessary and proper" to carrying out its powers
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