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Section 1 Guided Reading and ReviewGovernment and the State

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2 Guided Reading and Review Chapter 1, Section 1

A. As You ReadAs you read Section 1, fill in the answers to the following questions.

1. What are the four characteristics of a state?

a. __________________________________________________________________

b. __________________________________________________________________

c. __________________________________________________________________

d. __________________________________________________________________

2. What are the four theories of the origins of a state?

a. __________________________________________________________________

b. __________________________________________________________________

c. __________________________________________________________________

d. __________________________________________________________________

3. What are six purposes of the American system of government?

a. __________________________________________________________________

b. __________________________________________________________________

c. __________________________________________________________________

d. __________________________________________________________________

e. __________________________________________________________________

f. __________________________________________________________________

B. Reviewing Key TermsDefine the following terms. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

4. government

5. public policy

6. legislative power

7. executive power

8. judicial power

9. constitution

10. dictatorship

11. democracy

12. state

13. sovereign

A. As You ReadOn the chart below, write the five basic concepts of democracy and write a sentence describing each.

B. Reviewing Key TermsAnswer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

6. Explain the significance of the term compromise as it relates to problem-solving in a

democratic society.

7. What are the four factors underlying the free enterprise system?

8. How does the law of supply and demand operate?

9. What is a mixed economy?

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Section 3 Guided Reading and ReviewBasic Concepts of Democracy

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The Basic Concepts of Democracy

4 Guided Reading and Review Chapter 1, Section 2

A. As You ReadUse the chart below to compare the democratic form of government to the dictatorship form ofgovernment.

B. Reviewing Key TermsMatch the descriptions in Column I with the terms in Column II. Write the correct letter in eachblank.

Column I_____ 7. a government in which a single person holds

unlimited power

_____ 8. a government in which the executive and legislative branches are separate and coequal

_____ 9. a government in which power is divided between a central government and other local governments

_____ 10. a government in which a small, usually self-appointed, group has the power to rule

_____ 11. a government in which all power belongs to a central agency

_____ 12. an alliance of independent states

_____ 13. structuring a government so that power is shared by a central and several local governments

_____ 14. a government in which members of the executive branch are also members of the legislative branch and are subject to the legislature’s direct control

Section 2 Guided Reading and ReviewForms of Government

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Democracy Dictatorship

Sovereign power 1. 2.is held by:

Those who rule are 3. 4.responsible to:

Power is gained by: 5. 6.

Column IIa. unitary governmentb. federal governmentc. confederationd. presidential governmente. parliamentary

governmentf. division of powersg. oligarchyh. autocracy

Chapter 2, Section 1 Guided Reading and Review 9

A. As You ReadAs you read the section, answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

Basic Concepts of Government1. What is ordered government?2. What is limited government?3. What is representative government?

Landmark English Documents4. How did the Magna Carta affect English government?5. How did the Petition of Right affect English government?6. How did the English Bill of Rights affect English government?

Government in the Colonies7. How were royal colonies governed?8. How were proprietary colonies governed?9. How were charter colonies governed?

B. Reviewing Key TermsMatch the descriptions in Column I with the terms in Column II. Write the correct letter in each blank.

Column I_____ 10. written grant of authority from the king to

establish a colony

_____ 11. government that is not all-powerful

_____ 12. consisting of two houses, as in a legislature

_____ 13. government that serves the will of the people

_____ 14. document written in 1215 limiting the power of the English monarchy

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Column IIa. limited government

b. representative government

c. Magna Carta

d. charter

e. bicameral

f. unicameral

Chapter 2, Section 2 Guided Reading and Review 11

A. As You ReadThe dates on the chart below indicate important developments and events related to Americanindependence. As you read Section 2, fill in the chart by writing a brief description of the signifi-cance of each date listed.

B. Reviewing Key TermsDefine the following key terms.

16. delegates__________________________________________________________________________

17. confederation _____________________________________________________________________

18. repeal ____________________________________________________________________________

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Section 2 Guided Reading and ReviewThe Coming of Independence 2

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Year/Date Description of Event

1. 1643

2. 1696

3. 1754

4. 1765

5. 1770, March 5

6. 1772

7. 1773, December 16

8. 1774, Spring

9. 1774, September 5

10. 1775, April 19

11. 1775, May 10

12. 1776, June 7

13. 1776, July 2

14. 1776, July 4

15. 1781, March 1

Chapter 2, Section 3 Guided Reading and Review 13

A. As You ReadAs you read Section 3, answer the questions below on a separate piece of paper or in the spaceprovided.

The Articles of Confederation1. Describe the structure of the government set up by the Articles of Confederation.

Fill in the chart below with the 10 powers granted to Congress under the Articles.

12. What obligations did States have to one another?

13. What obligations did States have to citizens?

14. What powers did Congress not have?

The Critical Period, the 1780s15. What government action took place in response to Shays’ Rebellion?

A Need for Stronger Government16. What was the goal of the Constitutional Convention?

B. Reviewing Key TermsDefine the following key terms.

17. ratification________________________________________________________________________

18. presiding officer ___________________________________________________________________

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Congressional Powers Under the Articles of Confederation

2.____________________________________

3.____________________________________

4.____________________________________

5.____________________________________

6.____________________________________

7.____________________________________

8.____________________________________

9.____________________________________

10. __________________________________

11. __________________________________

Chapter 2, Section 4 Guided Reading and Review 15

A. As You ReadThe chart below outlines the initial plans for a constitution and the “bundle of compromises” thatresulted from the various plans. As you read Section 4, complete the chart by filling in the boxesprovided.

11. Name a group whose interests seem to have been ignored, or even harmed, by the compromises that created the Constitution. ____________________________________

B. Reviewing Key TermsOn a separate sheet of paper, use the key term below in a sentence that shows the meaning of the term.

12. Framers

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Section 4 Guided Reading and ReviewCreating the Constitution 2

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Planor Compromise

ProvisionsType of StatesThat Benefited

Virginia Plan

New Jersey Plan

Connecticut

Compromise

Three-Fifths

Compromise

Commerce and

Slave Trade

Compromise

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

9. 10.

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A. As You ReadAs you read the section, fill in the following outline by writing supporting details in the form ofanswers to questions 1–5.

The Fight for Ratification

1. What were the positions of each side toward ratification?

a. Federalists: __________________________________________

b. Anti-Federalists: ______________________________________

2. What were the five issues involved in the ratification debate?

a. ______________________________________

b. ______________________________________

c. ______________________________________

d. ______________________________________

e. ______________________________________

3. On what two States did the success or failure of ratification depend?

____________________________ and ________________________

Inaugurating the Government

4. Where was the first national capital located? ____________________________

5. Who became the new nation’s first President and Vice President?

a. President: _________________________________________

b. Vice President: ______________________________________

B. Reviewing Key Terms Identify the following people as either a Federalist or an Anti-Federalist. On the spaces provided,write an A for Anti-Federalist or an F for Federalist.

6. James Madison _____

7. Patrick Henry _____

8. Alexander Hamilton _____

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