AP American Government



AP American Government Name_______________________________

Unit 1.1 Discussion Questions: Chapter 2

1. Create a venn diagram of the views of government held by Locke and Hobbes.

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2. What was Baron de Montesquieu’s view of government and how did it influenced the Founding Father’s three branches of government.

3. What is representative democracy and give examples of represented government today.

4. Explain how the French and Indian War lead to the taxation of the colonies and the following revolution.

5. What was Common Sense and how did it influence the colonists?

6. How did Thomas Jefferson draw upon the writings of Locke in the Declaration of Independence? Provide at least two examples of commonalities between the authors.

7. Define the following terms

|Term |Definition |How is it reflected in either the Declaration of Independence or the |

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|Limited Government | | |

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|Natural Rights | | |

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|Popular Sovereignty | | |

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|Republicanism | | |

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|Social Contract | | |

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8. Explain the organization of the Articles of Confederation and how state government’s retained some of their powers.

9. Article of Confederation

|Explain three powers granted government in the Articles |Explain three weaknesses within the Articles |

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10. Explain the difference between Participatory Democracy, Pluralist Democracy and Elite Democracy (you can use google to look up)

a. Participatory

b. Pluralist

c. Elite

11. What caused Shay’s Rebellion and how did it affect Congress and the Articles of Confederation?

12. Explain the differences between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans within the provided categories.

| |Virginia Plan |New Jersey Plan |

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|Scope of federal power | | |

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|Braches of government | | |

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13. How did the Great/Connecticut Compromise bring the two factions above together?

14. Explain how the 3/5 Compromise dealt with population representation in congress.

15. Explain two differences between Federalists and Ant-Federalist’s view on government?

|Issue |Federalists view |Antifederalist view |

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16. Define Separation of Powers and explain how the Constitution, using separation of powers, addressed the concern of a too powerful government.

17. Define Checks and Balances and provide one power each branch has over the other.

18. Explain the difference between implied and enumerated powers of Congress in Article I of the Constitution.

19. Explain how each of the following impacts policy(law) making

a. Separation of powers

b. Checks and balances

c. Federalism

20. To accommodate future changes to American society, the constitution provided for Amendments, briefly explain the amendment process

AP American Government Name_______________________________

Unit 1b Discussion Questions: Chapter 3-4

1. Through our history, there has been a debate on the division of state and federal powers. Explain federalism and how the Constitution addressed the division of powers between the state and federal government with a Venn Diagram.

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2. Explain how the 10th Amendment and the 14th Amendment addressed federalism and the balance of power.

3. How does the federal government use grants to influence the policies of states?

4. What role did McCulloch v. Maryland have on federalism? Be sure to know the specifics of the case for test.

5. Explain how the commerce clause and the necessary and proper clause have been used to expand the powers of the federal government. Use at least one example for each.

6. How does the distribution of power between the three branches of power and through federalism impact policy making?

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