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Government study guide part 1

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A form of government where there is only one ruler is referred to as a what?
monarchy
The principle that government is based on clear and fairly enforced laws and that no one is above the law is called what?
rule of law
The principle that the people are the ultimate source of the authority and legitimacy of a government is called what?
popular sovereignty
A political system in which the powers exercised by the government are restricted, usually by a constitution is called what?
Limited Government
Who held most of the power of governing under the Articles of Confederation?
The states
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
Philadelphia, PA
In order to please both small states and large states, the delegates at the Constitutional
Convention set up a bicameral legislature with one house based on equal representation and the other on population. This plan was called the what?
Great Compromise
Who is known as the Father of the Constitution and the principle author of the Bill of Rights?
James Madison
What complaint was the greatest barrier to ratifying the Constitution?
Threatened liberties and failed to protect individual freedoms
Why did the framers of the Constitution create three separate branches of government?
To separate powers of the government
Why did supporters of the Constitution write the Federalist Papers?
To argue why the constitution should be passed
How many amendments have been added to our Constitution?
27
The process by which House seats are divided is called what?
apportionment
The leader and most powerful person in the House of Representatives is the what?
Speaker of the House
Public funds allocated for a particular purpose by the legislature are called what?
Approportions
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