Unit 1 Test Review
Unit 1, Part 1 Vocabulary
 Communism
 Confederacy
 Constitutional Government
 Constitutional monarchy
 Divine Right of Kings
Foundations of American Government
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Federal System
Socialism
State
Unitary System
What concepts of government originated in ancient Greece and Rome?
What essential features of a state often causes conflict between states?
______________ means that a state has supreme and absolute authority within its territorial boundaries.
What is the name for the concept that God has chosen the ruler?
In a Social Contract people surrender liberties in exchange for __________________________.
Which philosopher said that the states have unlimited power in protecting the people, and that people did NOT have the
right to break their contract with the state?
Which philosopher argued that people maintained the right to break their contract with the state if the government failed
to protect their liberties?
What are the four purposes of government?
Which country is an example of a Unitary System?
Which countries are examples of the Federal System?
Which country is an example of a modern day Absolute Monarchy?
Which country is an example of a modern day Oligarchy?
In order for a democracy to be successful, what five traits (recipe for democracy) must be present?
Unit 1, Part 2 Vocabulary
 Article
 Jurisdiction
 Judicial Review
 Expressed powers
Economic Theories Foldable
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Enumerated powers
Elastic Clause
Bill of Rights
What are the three Economic Theories?
In which economic system do people have the least amount of freedom?
In which economic system do people have the most freedom?
Political Documents Affecting Life in the American Colonies
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What was the first document to create a limited government (1215)?
What document was written to form the first constitution used by an American colony (1620)?
Peoples’ individual rights were protected by the __________________ (1688)?
Articles of Confederation
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What were the four features of the Articles of Confederation?
What was the biggest weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Why was it almost impossible to amend the Articles of Confederation?
What was the one achievement of the Articles of Confederation?