HSA Government UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Federalism - CORRECT ANSWER A system of government where the state government
shares power with the national governem
Federalist - CORRECT ANSWER Someone who supports federalism
Anti-Federalist - CORRECT ANSWER Someone who is against the new Constitution
Checks and Balances - CORRECT ANSWER A system that allows each branch of
government to limit the powers of the other branches
Separation of powers - CORRECT ANSWER Act keeping the powers of each branch
separated from each other
Popular Sovereignty - CORRECT ANSWER Idea that the authority of state is created
through the consent of people
Rule of law - CORRECT ANSWER The principle that law should govern a nation without
arbitrary decisions
Judicial review - CORRECT ANSWER The courts ability to review the constitutionality
of a law or act
Majority Rule - CORRECT ANSWER the principle that the greater number should
exercise greater power.
Minority rights - CORRECT ANSWER guarantees rights to those who do not belong to
majorities.
, Limited government - CORRECT ANSWER a government whose powers are defined and
limited by a constitution.
Individual rights - CORRECT ANSWER Basic liberties and rights of all citizens are
guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
John Locke - CORRECT ANSWER 17th century English philosopher who asserted that
people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
Thomas Hobbes - CORRECT ANSWER political philosopher who advocated absolute
sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems
Magna Carta - CORRECT ANSWER the royal charter of political rights given to
rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
Articles of Confederation - CORRECT ANSWER A weak constitution that governed
America during the Revolutionary War.
US Constituiton - CORRECT ANSWER Document that established the three branches of
government and right of citizens in 1787
Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Traditional Economic System - CORRECT ANSWER customs handed down from
generation to generation determine how a society is organized to produce, distribute, and
consume goods
mixed market economy - CORRECT ANSWER Mixes both public and private property,
markets, and economic intervention
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Federalism - CORRECT ANSWER A system of government where the state government
shares power with the national governem
Federalist - CORRECT ANSWER Someone who supports federalism
Anti-Federalist - CORRECT ANSWER Someone who is against the new Constitution
Checks and Balances - CORRECT ANSWER A system that allows each branch of
government to limit the powers of the other branches
Separation of powers - CORRECT ANSWER Act keeping the powers of each branch
separated from each other
Popular Sovereignty - CORRECT ANSWER Idea that the authority of state is created
through the consent of people
Rule of law - CORRECT ANSWER The principle that law should govern a nation without
arbitrary decisions
Judicial review - CORRECT ANSWER The courts ability to review the constitutionality
of a law or act
Majority Rule - CORRECT ANSWER the principle that the greater number should
exercise greater power.
Minority rights - CORRECT ANSWER guarantees rights to those who do not belong to
majorities.
, Limited government - CORRECT ANSWER a government whose powers are defined and
limited by a constitution.
Individual rights - CORRECT ANSWER Basic liberties and rights of all citizens are
guaranteed in the Bill of Rights.
John Locke - CORRECT ANSWER 17th century English philosopher who asserted that
people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.
Thomas Hobbes - CORRECT ANSWER political philosopher who advocated absolute
sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems
Magna Carta - CORRECT ANSWER the royal charter of political rights given to
rebellious English barons by King John in 1215
Articles of Confederation - CORRECT ANSWER A weak constitution that governed
America during the Revolutionary War.
US Constituiton - CORRECT ANSWER Document that established the three branches of
government and right of citizens in 1787
Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Traditional Economic System - CORRECT ANSWER customs handed down from
generation to generation determine how a society is organized to produce, distribute, and
consume goods
mixed market economy - CORRECT ANSWER Mixes both public and private property,
markets, and economic intervention
