Introduction to American Government

Intro to American Government

Open Ended

list 5 reasons why we have government

Multiple Choice

What is it called when people are governed by the leaders they elect?

• Voting

• Constitutional Republic

• Rights

• Liberty

Open Ended

What does freedom look like?

Poll

Which is more important?

• Freedom

• Order in society

• Equality

Open Ended

what do you think the role of government should be?

Poll

If you could only choose one what should the role of government be

• Protect is people from invasion from outside threats

• Provide food and shelter

• Provide an opportunity for everyone to succeed

Multiple Choice

What term refers to the problems the government leaders consider most important and receive the most attention?

• Interest groups

• PAC

• Public opinion

• Policy agenda

Multiple Choice

The US government is guided by this document?

• The Magna Carta

• The Constitution

• The Great Charter

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 branches of government in the US?

• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

• Republic, Democracy, and Representative Democracy

• Greece, Rome, and England

Forms of Government

Multiple Choice

Who holds the power to rule in a democracy?

• The king

• The government leaders

• The citizens/people

Multiple Choice

Democracy originated in which ancient society?

• Greek

• Egyptian

• Sumerian

• Persian

Multiple Choice

A system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting and electing their policy-makers

• opportunity

• democracy

• mob rule

• equality

Multiple Select

Which of these are the pillars of democracy?

• Enlightened Citizens

• Slavery

• Equality

• Social and Economic Equality

Multiple Choice

Which theory argues that special interest groups have essentially become sovereign, and the government is merely their servant?

• pluralism

• hyperpluralism

• balance of power

• bureaucracy theory

Multiple Choice

What is the theory that argues that group competition results in a rough approximation of the public interest in public policy?

• pluralism

• hyperpluralism

• balance of power theory

• elite class theory

Audio Response

explain the elite class theory

Open Audio Recorder

Multiple Choice

What form of democracy gives power to the people with elected representatives?

• Theocratic democracy

• Popular government

• Representative democracy

• None of them

Multiple Choice

In our democracy the people vote ________________.

• directly for the laws we want

• for how long we want the president to be in power

• for the rules in the classroom

• for the people we want to represent us in government

Multiple Choice

The term democracy means
“rule by __________ .”

• the mob

• the monarch

• the president

• the people

Multiple Choice

Democracy comes from the Greek words Demos and Kratos where Demo means...

• Self

• People

• Governed

• authority

Multiple Choice

all stakeholders have a say in who the representative for their interests will be, but they don't vote directly on most issues

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

Multiple Choice

In a direct democracy_________.

• ževery citizen gets to vote.

• žonly chosen representatives get to vote.

• žonly the Kings get to vote.

• žonly males get to vote.

Multiple Choice

What type of democracy does the united states have?

• Direct

• Autocratic

• Judicial

• Representative

Multiple Choice

What are the two types of democracy? 

• žrepublican/democratic

• representative/direct

• representative/democracy

• fair/unfair

Multiple Choice

The United States government was influenced by Ancient Rome which had a multi-branch government. Choose the best description for that government.

• Republic

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Totalitarian

Multiple Choice

What is defined as representatives are elected by the people to serve at the will of the people?

• Popular Sovereignty

• Republicanism

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best replaces the question mark in the diagram?

• created a general council to manage the colonies

• experienced strict control by Parliament

• established their own representative governments

• appointed governors who reported to the King

Open Ended

What is the difference between a direct democracy and a Republic? Which is better in your opinion and why?