US Governemnt

Parliament

In a ________ System an executive is always in the same party as the majority.

Dictatorship

In a _______ the government isnt accountable to the will of the people

Confederation

Independent states that agree to for a ________ as a national government still retain their sovereignty

Federal Government

In a ______ power is divided by a constitution in a national government and states or providences.

Representative Democracy

In a _______ the people select leaders who make decisions on their behalf

False (9/13)

In a simple majority of states 7/13 are needed to ratify the constitution

True

The absence of a bill of rights was a reason for people to oppose ratification

False

Anti-federalists favored the new constitution

True

4 Characteristics of a state are Territory, Population, Government, and sovereignty

Oligarchy

A government where power is held by a small group

State is an extension of peoples family structure

Not a part of the social contract

Unitary

Local and region of government get power from states or providences under a national government.

insistence of equal distribution of economic benefits

not basic to the American concept of democracy

The legislature and executive branch are independent under one another

Under a presidential form of government a president is chosen

All governmental powers come from god

The social contract theory did not say

Usually

Authoritarian government is ______ totalitarian government

In favor, opposed

Federalists were ______ while Anti-federalists were _______ to the constitution

How states would be represented in legislature

The great compromise settled a dispute over _______

How slaves were counted for representation and taxes

the 3/5 compromise addressed ______

to modify articles of confederation then scrap it and start over

original intent of the Constitutional convention

To convince people that the constitution was right

Why were federalist papers written?

False

the bill of rights in the original constitution

“as good as it was gonna get” werent very happy but overall pleased

What was the framers overall reaction to the constitution that was created

Supreme authority within its own territory

If a government has sovereignty it has ______