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3. This is the 4 th Characteristic of a state, after population, territory, and government

4. What is sovereignty?

5. John Locke said that governments were created to protect these

6. What are life, liberty, and property?

7. This theory of the origins of government says that free men created governments to protect themselves

8. What is the social contract?

9. In this form of government, the executive is also a member of the legislative branch

10. What is a parliamentary government?

11. In this form of government, all key powers are given to the central national government

12. What is a unitary government?

13. These were a series of essays written in support of the Constitution

14. What are the Federalist Papers?

15. This agreement created a bicameral Congress with one house based on population and another based on equality of states

16. What is the Connecticut or “Great Compromise”?

17. The primary Anti- Federalist complaint about the Constitution was that it lacked this

18. What is a Bill of Rights?

19. George Washington advised against the development of these because they promote self-interest

20. What are political parties?

21. Many of the Puritan roots of our nation’s laws can be traced back to this document

22. What is the Mayflower Compact?

23. The 2 nd Amendment entitles citizens to this

24. What is the right to bear arms, or keep a militia?

25. Declaring war, coining money, and regulating interstate commerce are examples of powers delegated to this

26. What is the national government (or Congress)?

27. The 4 th Amendment protects citizens from these

28. What are unreasonable searches and seizures?

29. This Amendment states that powers that are not delegated to the national government are reserved for the states

30. What is the 10 th Amendment?

31. Article I, section 9 denies the national government the power to tax these, the only thing it is expressly forbidden from taxing

32. What are exports?

33. A 25 year-old Catholic social worker would most likely fall into this ideology

34. What is liberal?

35. This is a statement of a party’s stand on the issues

36. What is a platform?

37. This is an election designed to narrow the number of candidates down to one from each party

38. What is a primary election?

39. Delegates to the national convention are chosen by these

40. What are primaries and caucuses?

41. This is an organization designed to collect money and provide financial support for political candidates

42. What is a Political Action Committee (PAC)?