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Civics Test Chapters 4-6 Part 1

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The Declaraton of Independence listed ways the English government had
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Executive power was given to
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Montesquieu's idea of dividing authority among legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government is known as
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Which freedom has its roots in the colonial period?
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Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power remained with the
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Under the new Consititution, the President would hold
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Which does NOT describe a part of the Great Compromise?
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After they became free and independent, the states
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To protect against tyranny, each state constitution
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Small states likes the New Jersey Plan because it called for
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The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights protected against
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"The Federalist" offered arguments in support of
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Colonists did NOT complain that Parliament
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All of the following limit the government's power, EXCEPT
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Both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights
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Parliament raised taxes in the colonies in order to
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All are Federalist reasons for supporting a strong national government, EXCEPT
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Direct democracy was first practiced in
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Delegates to the Constitutional Convention agreed that
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Many delegates were afraid that a strong national government would
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After Shay's Rebellion, Americans wanted a
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All of these early leaders were in favor of the Constitution EXCEPT
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The Constitution is organized into
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Which of the following is NOT a goal of our government under the Constitution?
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American colonists were unlike people in most colonies and nations because
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Writers Locke and Montesquieu inspired the colonists with the ideas of
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The colonists talked about tyranny because royal governors tried to
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The delegates decided which powers would be
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Rhode Island was the first colony to promise
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Unlike the Magna Carta, the English Bill of Rights applied to
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The purpose of the Articles of Confederation was to create
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"The Federalist" argued that the young America might be in danger from the
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Natural rights are rights to
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The colonists were influenced by
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How many states finally ratified the Constitution?
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An argument for freedom of the press was made during the 1735 trial of
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The Federalists argued that a strong federal government would
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Which of the following had final authority over the colonists?
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The Consititution had to be approved by
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The Framers intended that the Supreme Court would interpret laws and
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The Roman republic offered the colonial legislatures a model of
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The Great Compromise decided the issue of
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The Constitutional Convention gathered to
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What role did colonists have in self government?
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The colonists and the English government disagreed about
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The Anti-Federalists were troubled because the Constitution did not include a
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Which document outlined the reasons the colonists separated from England?
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The Virginia Plan proposed
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To vote in the colonies, you were NOT required to
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The Constitution is based on the idea of
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