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How are decisions made in a democracy? How does a government maintain order?What are Direct democracies?What is the source of power in Social Contract Theory?John Locke is best known for believing we all possess which natural rights?What does the Preamble of the Constitution say?What are the essential features of the state?What is the Articles of Confederation?What is the Connecticut (or Great) Compromise?Which is considered the law of the land in the United States?Why did Anti-Federalists oppose the new Constitution?Which part of the Constitution specifically protects citizens from the abuse of power either by the national or state government?What is the Elastic Clause?How is the power in the federal government divided?What are the kinds of federal power defined by the Constitution?List a power denied the states.What are Concurrent Powers? Give examples.Why did Montesquieu promote separation of powers?What is Federalism?How does the process of amending the Constitution illustrate Federalism?Where do presidential candidates focus their campaigns?How are presidential candidates officially nominated for US office?What is a synonym for the word suffrage?Why are Incumbents successful at getting reelected? In the electoral college, the number of electors for each state is based on what?As part of the Great Compromise, the number of representatives in the legislative branch is determined by what?Who has the most power in the Senate?A proposed law is called what?Which branch of the government was responsible for impeachment?A cloture stops a filibuster because it sets a time limit on what?Who is the most powerful person in the House of Representatives?What were the three main problems with the Articles of Confederation?What documents were used as guides for the Constitution?What does it mean that “Erasmus laid the egg that Luther hatched?”Define the following words: autocracyoligarchy divine right monarchy democracycoalition independent third party splinter party political partyArticles of Confederationbicameralsocial contractanarchyShort Answer. Answer 10. Each is worth 5 points. Do more for Extra CreditExplain the process of how a bill becomes a law (consider the introduction, committee action, floor action, and enactment).Compare and Contrast the House of Representatives and the Senate (at least 5 examples).Explain the relationship between the national census, apportionment, and redistricting.Give 3 ways voting has been limited in the past. Give 2 ways voting has been influenced recently.What are the factors that influence voting?Why is voter turnout so low in our country?Give 5 differences between the Republican and the Democratic parties.Explain the power of the media on Congress.Which two Supreme Court Justices used judicial review to decrease the size of the federal government?How did McCullough v. Maryland influence our country?Why would Congress get accused of being “too partisan”?Explain 2 reasons why political parties are important to our political system.Give an example of a one party country, a two party country, and a multiparty country.What are the 5 functions of government?What are the 4 elements of governance?Why was the Great Awakening important to the foundation of our country?What were the three big fights in the Constitutional convention, what was the issue, and how were they resolved?Who initially came up with the idea of Human Rights, and how did this idea make its way to our country?Write the names of 6 Founding Fathers and how they contributed to our country.Draw the Political Power Matrix. How did McCullough v. Maryland influence our country?What was the New Deal and how did it change our government?In predicting election outcomes, what two things must you always remember?Make 5 predictions about the next election. State why. ................
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