US and AZ Government Final Exam Study Guide / Questions with Definitive Solutions.Explain the purpose of the English Bill of rights and the magna carta. How were the documents
similar? - Answer: EBR- protect people's rights from the government
MC- limited king's powers the british parliament was based on the ideas from these two ancient governments - Answer: Roman- republic Greek- democrat What was the main weakness regarding the articles of conderation - Answer: weakened central government what is social contract theory - Answer: people must give some freedom for protection during the constitutional convention of 1787 how did the NJ plan differ from the VA plan -
Answer: NJ- Equal rep
VA- rep by pop what docs were written to gain support for ratification of the constitution - Answer: Federalist Papers The Dec of indep addresses the concept of natural rights. what are natural rights? - Answer: Rights every citizen should have regardless the preamble states that all people are - Answer: sovereign 1 / 2
which enlightenment philosopher had the greatest influence on the Dec of Indep - Answer: John Locke which enlightenment thinker is credited with the idea of having sep branches of gov't - Answer: Montesquieu why did the anti-federalists want a bill of rights - Answer: to protect citizens from national government what 3 political ideas about govt did the US borrow from England - Answer: Limited, order, representative
Totalitarian Govt - Answer: All govt controlled
Republican - Answer: indirect democracy; electing representatives
Direct Democracy - Answer: People directly decide without leaders; council manager, town rep, commission, mayor council
Checks and balances - Answer: system that allows branches to check on ea other
federalism - Answer: separation of national and state power
judicial review - Answer: power of court to determine constitutionality of govt action purpose of us state dept - Answer: handle foreign affairs
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