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Types of Governments — Unit test Answers

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In a unitary system of government, power is

A
held by state governments.
B
held by a central government.
C
held by a single person.
D
held by a group of people.
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Which type of governmental power does a unitary system hold?

A
centralized power
B
state power
C
shared power
D
local power
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What was the purpose of the New Jersey Plan?

t
to support the interests of the smaller states
t
to implement a bicameral legislature
t
to nominate William Paterson as chief executive
t
to ensure representation was based on population
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The US Constitution structures the government by creating a system that

d
divides power equally between the states.
o
organizes power on state and local levels.
o
organizes power on federal, state, and local levels.
d
divides power between executive and judicial branches.
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In a confederal system of government, power is

A
given to the central government.
B
given to the president exclusively.
C
shared between the central and state governments.
D
distributed equally among the state governments.
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What are the three branches of federal government set up by the Constitution?

l
legislative, executive, and judicial
c
congressional, executive, and legislative
l
legislative, executive, and provisional
c
constitutional, executive, and provisional
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most

a
a democracy.
a
an autocracy.
a
a monarchy.
a
a theocracy.
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Which quotation from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract?

A
“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
B
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
C
“Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes.”
D
“[T]hey are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
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Which statement about the Three-Fifths Compromise is accurate?

A
The Three-Fifths Compromise determined where the greatest enslaved populations were based on census data.
B
The Three-Fifths Compromise helped give more power to states that did not allow slavery.
C
The Three-Fifths Compromise was developed based on the results of the 1790 census.
D
The Three-Fifths Compromise increased the number of Representatives for the South.
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What agreement did the delegates reach regarding enslaved people and representation with the Three-Fifths Compromise?

A
They were not to be counted in the census at all.
B
They were counted in the census as full equals.
C
They were partially counted in the census.
D
They were counted in the census in certain states.
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A public welfare service that the US government provides is

f
firefighting.
h
health inspections.
l
law enforcement.
e
electricity.

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