i was wondering if anyone could help with my civics exams?

Question

exam #1 the origins of american goverment
#2 the united states constitution
#3 goverment in the united states
#4 the polictical process

these are penfoster online highschool exams can someone please help ASAP

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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Answer 2

1The shape of American government is based on the following English political ideas:

1) Ordered (Structured) Government — Colonists from England saw the need for the orderly regulation of their relationships with one another.

2) Limited Government — The idea that government is not all-powerful. Limited government is that basic principle of the American system of government that government is limited in what it may do, and each individual has certain rights that a government cannot take away. The Bill of Rights best reflects that constitutional principle.

3) Representative Government — The idea that government should serve the will of the people. Representative government is that system of government in which public policies are made by officials who are selected by the voters and who are held accountable to the voters in periodic elections.

"Representative government" = "Republican form of government"

2The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. It was adopted in its original form on September 17, 1787 by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and later ratified by the people in conventions in each state in the name of "We the People."
The Constitution has a central place in American law and political culture. [ It is the oldest constitution for a federal system in use

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4 The framers of the U.S. Constitution focused their efforts primarily on the role, power, and function of the state and national governments, only briefly addressing the political and electoral process. Indeed, three of the Constitution's four references to the election of public officials left the details to be determined by Congress or the states. The fourth reference, in Article II, Section 1, prescribed the role of the electoral college in choosing the president, but this section was soon amended (in 1804 by the Twelfth Amendment) to remedy the technical defects that had arisen in 1800, when all Democratic-Republican Party electors cast their votes for Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, thereby creating a tie because electors were unable to differentiate between their presidential and vice presidential choices. (The election of 1800 was finally settled by Congress, which selected Jefferson president following 36 ballots.)