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What are the three major powers of any government?  \n- Legislative, Executive, and Judicial  \n2. Define: Dictatorship  \n- All government authority and power is controlled by one man  \n3. Define: Democracy  \n- Government ran by the people  \n4. What are the theories on the origins of government?  \n- Force, evolution, divine right, and social contract  \n5. What are the purposes of the US government? Where can we find them?  \n- Establish order, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for common defense, secure the blessings of liberty; found in the preamble of the U.S. Constitution  \n6. Define: Confederation  \n- An alliance of independent states working together towards a common goal  \n7. List the key foundations of American government?  \n- Worth of the Individual, equality of all persons, necessity of freedom, majority rule with minority rights  \n8. Define: Limited Government  \n- Government must act within the framework of the U.S. Constitution  \n9. What important documents did the founding fathers use to help them create the American government?  \n- Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Petition of Right, Declaration of Independence  \n10. What type of parliamentary government was reflected in the American colonies?  \n- Two chamber legislature, and upper house and a lower house  \n11. Explain the concept of Popular Sovereignty:  \n- Citizens of a territory or state having the right to decide their own laws  \n12. List the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation:  \n- Inability to enforce and apply federal laws  \n- Inability to tax and regulate trade  \n- Unequal representation amongst the states  \n13. Describe the Framers of the Constitution: (professions, school, race, religious background):  \n- White, educated, wealthy merchants, lawyers, and plantation owners  \n14. Describe the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan:  \n- Virginia Plan was the large state plan that called for a 2-chamber legislature and representation based on population while the New Jersey Plan called for a 1-chamber legislature with representation being equal amongst the states.  \n15. Describe the “Great” / Connecticut Compromise:  \n- Created Congress with a 2-chamber legislature made up of the Senate (upper house) and the House of Representatives (lower chamber) . Upper house would be based on equal representation while the lower chamber was based on population. They share the legislative power of government.  \n16. List the basic principles of the Constitution:  \n- Limited and ordered government, judicial review, separation of powers, checks and balances  \n17. Explain the difference between Checks and Balances and Separation of Powers:  \n- Checks and balances allows for each branch to play a role in the power of the other two while separation of powers splits the powers of government into separate working branches independent of each other.  \n18. List the four methods to add an Amendment to the Constitution, and which is used most often:  \n- Proposed by Congress (2/3 vote in both chambers) and ratified by ¾ of state’s legislatures or conventions  \n19. 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Explain what the “Full Faith and Credit” Clause means:  \n- Says that legal documents of any state shall be recognized and honored by other stat","cbCaifoTDriBmxCL","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifoTDriBmxCL","pdf",73826,"English","# UNIT 1: FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT\n## Key concepts and constitutional principles\n# UNIT 2: CONGRESS\n## Structure, qualifications, terms, and powers","[{\"question\":\"What are the three major powers of any government?\",\"answer\":\"They are legislative, executive, and judicial.\"},{\"question\":\"What weaknesses are associated with the Articles of Confederation?\",\"answer\":\"They could not enforce federal laws, could not tax or regulate trade, and had unequal representation among the states.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the main role of Congress?\",\"answer\":\"Congress’s main role is to make federal laws.\"}]","American Government and Politics Final Exam Review Guide - Answer Questions | PDF",1790675566,25]