Civics Chapter 10

Which type of democracy does the United States have? 

• Representative Democracy 
• Direct Democracy 
• Divine Democracy 
• Selective Democracy 

The American people do the day-to-day work in the government. 

• True 
• False 

The branch of government which turns the people's wishes into laws. 

• Legislative 
• Executive 
• Judicial 
• Electorate 

Congress has a ____________ legislature which means there are two houses. 

• Unicameral 
• Bicameral 
• Tricameral
• There is no Congress 

The first article of the U.S. Constitution deals with Congress and is the longest.

• True 
• False 

Which country did the United States model its bicameral legislature on? 

• France 
• Germany 
• Spain
• England 

A bicameral legislature settled the argument between the ___________________. 

• Northern and southern states
• Western and eastern states
• Large and small states
• Protestant and Catholic states

A bicameral legislature would check and balance each other out. 

• True 
• False 

The time Congress assembles and conducts business.  

• Adjourns 
• Prorogue 
• Apportionment 
• Session 

To stop a meeting until the next begins.

• Session
• Adjourns 
• Prorogue 
• Special Session