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| ____________ is the process of accommodating different needs and viewpoints |
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| "Government of the people, by the people, and for the people" describes a system of government in which the people are ________ |
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| Every state is _______ because it has absolute power within its territory and can determine its own foreign and domestic policies |
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| A ___________ is a government in which a single person holds unlimited political power |
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| a federal government is one in which ______________ |
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| power is divided between a central government and local governments |
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| The individual 50 states lack which basic characteristic of a state? |
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| All political powers in a state are concentrated at the central level under which form of government? |
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| delegates met at mount vernon and annapolis to ____ |
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| recommend a federal plan for regulating commerce |
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| much of the Declaration of Independence consists of ____ |
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| complaints of the wrongs done to the colonists |
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| The idea that the people have the right to abolish an abusive and unresponsive government was FIRST formally expressed by Americans in the _____ |
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| Declaration of independence |
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| Three characteristics of a state |
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| population, territory, and government |
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| which of the following statements about sovereign states is NOT true? |
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| A country or city is considered sovereign because it is subordinate to a larger form of government |
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| After the revolutionary war, the national government |
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| proved too weak to deal with growing economic and political problems |
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| The Federalist was written to |
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| win support for the Constitution in New York |
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| The idea that people have the right to abolish an abusive and unresponsive government was FIRST formally expressed by Americans in the ______ |
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| Declaration of Independence |
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| Which statement about the Bill of Rights is NOT true? |
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| The amendments were ratified at the same time as the constitution |
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| Changes to the constitution by means other than formal amendment |
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| result from the daily experiences of government |
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| Which of the following best describes the concept of limited government? |
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| Government must operate within certain bounds set by the people |
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| Which of the following is a method of formal amendment? |
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| proposal by two-thirds of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of state legislatures |
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| People belong to a particular political party |
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| voluntarily, because they made a personal choice |
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| Which of the following statements about Federalists is TRUE? |
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| A strong national government was of great concern to them |
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| The two-party system developed in the US mainly because |
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| conflicts about the constitution created opposing viewpoints |
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| exists in nearly all dictatorships today |
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| An increasing number of Americans today |
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| identify with neither political party |
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| Both major parties try to |
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| appeal to as many voters as possible |
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| During the era of the Democrats that lasted from 1800 to 1860, it can be assumed that most Americans favored |
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| A government that favored the "common people" |
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| Had theodore roosevelt not run for Presisdent in the election of 1912, it is likely that |
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| Woodrow Wilson would not have captured the White House |
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| Legal cases in the district of columbia and the territories that belong to the United States are settled in: |
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| a separate system of courts for each territory and each district like those at the State and federal levels |
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| All of the following statements about the court of federal claims are true EXCEPT: |
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| decisions from the court of federal claims cannot be appealed |
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| Which of the followinng are all special courts |
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| court of appeals for the armed forces, court of federal claims, US tax court |
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| The power of judicial review is held |
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| by most federal and state courts |
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| The federal courts can hear and decide cases on the basis of |
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| the subject matter or people affected by the case |
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| The term of office for constitutional court judges is determmined by |
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| Jurisdiction DIRECTLY limits |
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| which court may decide a case |
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| which federal court has original jurisdiction over MOST cases heard in federal court? |
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| which statement about differences between constitutional courts and special courts is TRUE |
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| special courts hear a much narrower range of cases |
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| the MOST accurate reason that the court of international trade is classified as a constitutional court rather than a special court is that |
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| it exercises the broad "judicial power of the United States" |
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