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1.Accordign to natural rights philosophy, the main purpose of goverment is to: a. create a democracy b.protect individuals rights c.create a system of seperation of powers d.promote the rights of the ruling class 2. to say that the rights to life, liberty, adn property are unalienable means that they a.cannont be givenup or taken away b. belong only ot citizens c.are subject to governmental approval d.are protected by the Constitution 3.Which of the following statements describes a constitution? a. a list of obligations of citizens b.a priority for achieving particular policies c. a plan that sets forth the structure and powers of government d.a compilation of statues that have been in effect at least fifty years. 4.One major issue left unresolved by the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 was a. the powers of the states to coin money b.the powers of the house to initiate revenue bills c.the definition of national citizens d.the power of the nat. govt. to regulate commerce with the indian tribes. 7. In comparison with the Green and ROman ideals of civic virtue, the Judeo-Christian tradition a.advocates enlightened self-interests b.emphasizes the common good c.stresses the dignity and worth of each individual d.reduces the importance of individual rights 8.The Enlightment inspired America's founders by a.endorsing executive supremacy b.making society more rigidly structured c.justifying divine right of kings d.emphasizing what could be achieved through the exercise of human reason. 10.the Magna Carta included the important constitutional principle that established. a.Freedom of religion b.equal rights for all citizens c.government based on rule of law d.the suprimacy of Parliament 13.the declaration of Indepndc. asserted that a. a candid world would emerge from the american revolution b.the colonies were now free and independent states c.parliament had oppressed the colonies through the townsend acts d.american independence respected the opinions of mankind 14. the idea that political power is derived from the people is called a.popular sovereignty b.judicial review c.unitary government d.executive supremacy 15.many of the first state constitutions included a. unrestricted voting rights b.the right of initiative and referendum c.executive supremacy d.bills of rights 16.some founders believed that majoirty rule could be a threat to a.states rights b.local selfgovernment c.individual rights d.constitutional government 17. the major weakness of the Nat. GOvt. under articles of confederation was its a.lack of authority to regulate state TRADE b.unequal representation of the states c.powers to violate individual rights d.plural executive 18. the delegates to the Philidelphia Convention were authorized to a.draft treaties governing international trade b.write a new constitution for the nation c.amend the articles of confederation d.develop a plan for admitting new states to the union 19. in the debate over representation in Congress the Virginia Plan advocated a.equal representation of the states b.proportional representation c.bipartisan representation d.limited representation 20.According tothe supremacy Clause of the US CONst., "supreme law of land" refered to: a.acts of the president b.decisions of the supreme court c.the constitution, laws enacted by congress, and treaties d.laws passed by state legislatures 21. the right of the senate to ratify or reject a treaty made by the president is an example of a. the general welfare clause b.checks and balances c.proportional representation d.federalism 24.the establishment clause of the first amend. a. prohibits the pres form inquiring into government operations b.prohibits congress form establishing a nat. religion c.prohibits the gov't. from requiring individuals to house jolders d.it did not contain a bill of rights 26. in comparison with the executive branch as organized by the first Congress, the executive branch toady has a.lost much of its powers b.asked congress to be more active in developing federal regulations c.allowed the cabinet to dominate the presidency d.grown larger and more complex 27.the primary method congress uses to consider proposed legislatoin is a.open debate on the floor of the house b.the committee system c.public opinion polls d.executive orders from teh president 29. which is an example of "positive right" found in the Bill of Rights? a.the first amendment b.the 6th amendment c.the 3rd amendment d.the 2nd amendment 30. Congress represents both the people and the states by a.gerrymandering electoral districts b.proportional representation in the house and qual state represintation in the sanate c.requiring consensus on all bills approved by the house and the senate d.having the power to override presidential vetoes 31.political parties in the US a.were created by article IV of the const. b. ar

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