Review for Origins of Government test

1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Theory Boring Questions Who am I? Philadelphia, 1787 Composition 3

2. This governmental theory suggests that power is obtained by the strongest

3. Force Theory

4. This theory suggests that governments arose our of smaller organizations…family, clan, etc.

5. Evolutionary theory

6. This theory suggests that God gives leaders the right to rule.

7. Divine Right Theory

8. This theory suggests that governments are an agreement between the leaders and the governed

9. Social contract theory

10. “ O’Doyle rules” is an example of this governmental theory

11. Force theory

12. A state must have these four qualities: population, territory, ________________, and government

13. Sovereignty

14. The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies is known as ________________

15. Government

16. When a single person holds absolute power, this is known as an autocracy; when a small group of people hold power, this is known as a/an __________________

17. oligarchy

18. An alliance of independent states is known as a ______________ government

19. Confederate

20. When the executive branch (president or prime minister) is selected by the legislative branch, this is a ________________ government

21. Parliamentary

22. I was the oldest signer at the Constitutional Convention

23. Ben Franklin

24. Even though I was part of a committee, I did all of the work in writing the Declaration of Independence

25. Thomas Jefferson

26. I was a Pennsylvania governor and opposed John Adams’ ideas at the Second Continental Congress

27. John Dickinson

28. I was the father of the Constitution and offered up the Virginia Plan

29. James Madison

30. I was that young annoying guy from South Carolina in the film John Adams .

31. Edward Rutledge

32. The small states favored this plan for government.

33. New Jersey Plan

34. In the Great Compromise, slaves were counted as _____ of a person

35. Three-fifths

36. The Virginia Plan: unicameral or bicameral legislature?

37. Bicameral

38. In the document written in 1787, what is its first word?

39. We

40. The Constitutional Convention was held to correct (or re-do) what document?

41. Articles of Confederation

42. What are the unalienable rights?

43. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

44. How many changes did the committee make to the original draft of the Declaration of Independence?

45. 86 (+/- 10)

46. In the Declaration of Independence, who is “He”?

47. George III

48. This is the break-up letter with England

49. Declaration of Independence

50. Place the three documents in order from oldest to newest: US Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation

51. Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, US Constitution