United States Government

​United States Gov. Unit 1 Review

​Features of the State

Multiple Choice

 

People living within state

• Quorum

• Population

• Popular Sovereignty

Multiple Choice

a political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government

• Nation

• State

• Religion

​Purpose of Government

Multiple Choice

What purpose of Government does this sign represent?

• Economic

• National Security

• Social Order

Multiple Choice

What purpose of Government does this photo represent?

• Economic

• National Security

• Public Services

• Social Order

Multiple Choice

What purpose of Government does this represent?

• National Security

• Economic

• Public Services

Multiple Choice

What purpose of Government does this represent?

• Social Order

• National Security

• Economic

​Purposes of Government

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Maintain Social Order - Government provide ways of resolving conflicts among group members, helping to maintain social order

Examples - Speed limits

Public Services -

Provide Public Services: Governments undertake projects, such as building sewer System

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National Security - ​In addition to protecting the nation from attack, the government handles normal relations with other nations.

​Economic - the government often uses their power to reduce the cause of such conflict by intervening in the economic system.

​Types of Government

Multiple Choice

The Government controls all aspects of the economy

• Communism

• Capitalism

• Democracy

• Parliamentary monarchy

Multiple Choice

Ruler, king/queen/emperor/empress, etc.), inherits power.  Rules by divine right- given power to rule by God.

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Democracy

• Communism

Multiple Choice

This refers to a society where there is no source of authority running the country.

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Anarchy

• Monarchy

Multiple Choice

This type democracy is the most common form found in the world. Usually characterized by people selecting members of their communities/state to represent their interests

• Dictatorship

• Representative Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Monarchy

Multiple Choice

This type of government is control and run by the people

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Anarchy

Multiple Choice

Oligarchy refers to a government that is controlled/run by

• Everyone

• One Person

• A few/group of people

• No One

Multiple Choice

Autocracy refers to power of

• One

• A Billion

• A couple of people

• No One

Foundational Documents​

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Ind.

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitutional Convention

Multiple Choice

The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _________ .

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• civil war

• democratic self-government

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is a correct description of the Mayflower Compact?

• The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a “civic body politic.

• The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower

• The Mayflower was a religious text

• The Mayflower Compact established a dictatorship

Multiple Choice

 

Which of the following is the central idea put forth in the Declaration of Independence?

• The American people will fight to the death to protect themselves from attacks by Britain.

• The people of Great Britain should claim their own independence from the rule of the current king.

• The American colonies are justified in rejecting British rule and setting up a new government.

• Americans who support the idea of independence from Great Britain greatly outnumber those who do not.

Multiple Choice

The List of Grievances were the part of the Declaration that

• detailed the colonists' complaints with King George.

• introduced the Declaration

• listed a man's natural rights.

• concluded the Declaration, declaring America a free country.

Multiple Choice

This was the First written Constitution of the U.S.

• Constitution

• MayFlower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

The Fear of one person having to much "Power" was what weakness of the "Articles of Confederation"?

• No power to request money

• No power to tax

• No Chief Executive

Multiple Choice

 

Fear of a Strong Central government, no way to protect the Country, What weakness was this ?

• No power to draft an army

• no national court system

Multiple Choice

What event "showed congress how weak the Articles of Confederation was?

• Bacon Rebellion

• Shay's Rebellion

• American Revolution

• Constitution

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the plan that favored the small states?

• New Jersey

• New York

• Illinois

• Delaware

Multiple Choice

What was the name of the plan that favored the large states?

• Virgina

• New Jersey

• New York

• Delaware

Multiple Choice

 

The _______________ was the solution to the disagreement about how many representatives each state would have.

• Great Compromise

• Great Dispute

• Big Agreement

• No plan was mde

​United States Constitution

• Preamble

• Articles

• Amendments

​Our Constitution is divided into nine parts. The first paragraph is

called the Preamble. Its job is to introduce the Constitution, explain

what the Constitution is meant to do, and describe the purpose of

the new government.

​This component of the constitution explains the branches and their powers.

​Articles

​Amendments

​Principles of Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Judicial Review

• Federalism

Multiple Choice

The belief that people can and should govern themselves. The government gets its power from the people.

• Republicanism

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Federalism

Multiple Choice

Each branch of the federal (national) government has the ability to limit, or control, the powers of the other two branches​.

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Federalism

Multiple Choice

The power of the federal (national) government​ is placed into 3 separate, but equal, branches ​

• Limited Government

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Separation of Power

Multiple Choice

The sharing of power between the state and federal (national) government​s

• Fedarlism

• Popular Sovereignty

• Checks and Balances

• Individual Rights​

Multiple Choice

The idea that there are certain things that the government is NOT ALLOWED to do:

• Limited Government

• Democracy

• Fedarlism

• Checks and Balances