1 Section 1 Guided Reading and Review Government and the State As 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. Define 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 2 Guided Reading and Review Chapter 0, 1, Section 01
1 Section 3 Guided Reading and Review Basic Concepts of Democracy On the chart below, write the five basic concepts of democracy and write a sentence describing each. 1. 2. The Basic Concepts of Democracy 3. 4. 5. Answer 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? 6 Guided Reading and Review Chapter 1, Section 3
1 Section 2 Guided Reading and Review Forms of Government Use the chart below to compare the democratic form of government to the dictatorship form of government. Democracy Sovereign power 1. 2. is held by: Dictatorship Those who rule are 3. 4. responsible to: Power is gained by: 5. 6. Match the descriptions in Column I with the terms in Column II. Write the correct letter in each blank. 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 Column II a. unitary government b. federal government c. confederation d. presidential government e. parliamentary government f. division of powers g. oligarchy h. autocracy 4 Guided Reading and Review Chapter 1, Section 2
Section 1 Guided Reading and Review Our Political Beginnings 2 As you read the section, answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. Basic Concepts of Government 1. What is ordered government? 2. What is limited government? 3. What is representative government? Landmark English Documents 4. 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 Colonies 7. How were royal colonies governed? 8. How were proprietary colonies governed? 9. How were charter colonies governed? Match 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 Column II a. limited government b. representative government c. Magna Carta d. charter e. bicameral f. unicameral Chapter 2, Section 1 Guided Reading and Review 9
Section 2 Guided Reading and Review The Coming of Independence 2 The dates on the chart below indicate important developments and events related to American independence. As you read Section 2, fill in the chart by writing a brief description of the significance of each date listed. 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 Define the following key terms. 16. delegates 17. confederation 18. repeal Chapter 2, Section 2 Guided Reading and Review 11
Section 3 Guided Reading and Review The Critical Period 2 As you read Section 3, answer the questions below on a separate piece of paper or in the space provided. The Articles of Confederation 1. 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. Congressional Powers Under the Articles of Confederation 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 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 1780s 15. What government action took place in response to Shays Rebellion? A Need for Stronger Government 16. What was the goal of the Constitutional Convention? Define the following key terms. 17. ratification 18. presiding officer Chapter 2, Section 3 Guided Reading and Review 13
Section 4 Guided Reading and Review Creating the Constitution 2 The chart below outlines the initial plans for a constitution and the bundle of compromises that resulted from the various plans. As you read Section 4, complete the chart by filling in the boxes provided. Plan or Compromise Provisions Type of States That Benefited Virginia Plan 1. 2. New Jersey Plan 3. 4. Connecticut Compromise 5. 6. Three-Fifths Compromise 7. 8. Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise 9. 10. 11. Name a group whose interests seem to have been ignored, or even harmed, by the compromises that created the Constitution. On a separate sheet of paper, use the key term below in a sentence that shows the meaning of the term. 12. Framers Chapter 2, Section 4 Guided Reading and Review 15
Section 5 Guided Reading and Review Ratifying the Constitution 2 As you read the section, fill in the following outline by writing supporting details in the form of answers 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: 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 Chapter 2, Section 5 Guided Reading and Review 17