American Government (ELO) Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Verified.

American Government (ELO) Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. Verified. "God created the state and chose certain individuals to rule it." This statement describes what theory on the origin of government? - Divine Right According to the Social Contract Theory, what must people give up in exchange for protection and safety? - Some of their freedom What form of government has one central body that determines all public policies? - Unitary In a parliamentary system of government, the top executive holds two titles. What are they? - Members of Parliament and Prime Minister What form of government does the United States have today? - Federal Who makes governing decisions in a dictatorship? - Decisions are made by an individual or small elite group. What thinker's ideas was the Declaration of Independence based upon? - John Locke According to the Declaration of Independence, what are the people entitled to do if government becomes corrupt and abusive? - The people may overthrow the government and create a new one. According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the source of the government's power? - The people Why did the government created under the Articles of Confederation ultimately fail? - The legislature had too little power. Proposed that the national government would have a unicameral Congress with equal representation of all states. - New Jersey Plan The process by which the states adopted the proposed Constitution. - Ratification Proposed that the national government would have three branches of government with a bicameral congress whose representation would be determined by population. - Virginia Plan This proposal was demanded by the slave states. - 3/5 Compromise Proposed that the national government would have a bicameral congress, one chamber with equal representation and the other based on population. - Connecticut Compromise "As long as we can preserve our unalienable rights, we are in safety." - Anti-Federalist "Nothing is more certain than the indispensable necessity of government, and it is equally undeniable, that whenever and however it is instituted, the people must cede to it some of their natural rights in order to vest it with requisite powers." - Federalist Under the Articles of Confederation, each state received how many votes in Congress? - 1 per state Approving or endorsing: as in the Constitution - ratification Supporters of the Constitution and the stronger national government. - Federalist Worried that the new Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights. - Anti-Feds The Supreme Court declares an act by the police as unconstitutional. - judicial review The President vetoes an act of Congress - checks and balances The Constitution lays out the powers of the government by telling it what it can and cannot do. - limited govt The people created the government for their own benefit. - popular sovereignty The laws are created by Congress, carried out by the President, and (if needed) interpreted by the Courts. - separation of powers Congress passes a law that will provide