END OF SEMESTER TEST: US
GOVERNMENT – EDMENTUM TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the primary purpose of most constitutions? - answer To define and limit government power.Under which type of government would state or provincial governments have the most sovereignty? - answer 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? - answer Locke's Second Treatise of Government.What is considered an important Roman contribution to American government? - answer 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? - answer When the government fails to protect the fundamental rights of the people.What was an important concern for the Founding Fathers when drafting the Articles of Confederation? - answer 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? - answer 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? - answer Newburgh Conspiracy.What were the Founding Fathers trying to create when they divided powers between the judicial, legislative, and executive branches? - answer Checks and balances.
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