Unit 4 Study Guide, American Government
1. What is the purpose of the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution?
2. What are the five fundamental principles upon which the U.S. Constitution is based?
3. Define rule of law.
4. Define popular sovereignty.
5. Define separation of powers.
6. Define checks and balances.
7. Define federalism.
8. Which House of the U.S. Congress is based on population?
9. Which Article of the Constitution explains the amendment process?
10. How many votes are necessary for Congress to override a Presidential veto?
11. What is necessary to ratify an amendment?
12. Define the Bill of Rights.
13. List the freedoms protected by the First Amendment.
14. List the three parts of the U.S. Constitution.
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15. Describe the 2 Amendment.
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16. Describe the 3 Amendment.
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17. Describe the 4 Amendment.
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18. Describe the 5 Amendment.
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19. Describe the 6 Amendment.
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20. Describe the 7 Amendment.
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21. Describe the 8 Amendment.
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22. Describe the 9 Amendment.
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23. Describe the 10 Amendment.
24. Define judicial review.
25. Which article of the U.S. Constitution describes the executive branch?
26. Which two branches did the U.S. government not have under the Articles of Confederation?
27. What was the main purpose of Congress according to the Articles of Confederation?
28. List the major issues the United States experienced under the Articles of Confederation.
29. Which state did not send a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
30. Describe the Virginia Plan.
31. Describe the Connecticut Compromise.
32. What kind of government was favored by the Federalists?
33. What were the Anti-Federalists unsatisfied with the Constitution?
34. Where can the six goals of American government be found?
35. In which part of the Constitution are the 3 branches of government established?
36. How can the President check the power of Congress?
37. Which clause makes it possible for Congress to make all laws that are necessary and proper?
38. Which branch of government is “considered” the final authority on the Constitution?
39. Which method of introducing an amendment to the Constitution has been used in American history?
40. Who is the “father of the Constitution”?
41. Describe the Supremacy Clause.
42. List the authors of the Federalist Papers.
43. What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
44. Describe the Virginia Plan.
45. How many states had to ratify the Constitution for it to become law?