1st Semester Final Review

What type of government did Ancient Rome have?

• Direct Democracy
• Republic
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Theocracy

What is the highest legal authority in the United States?

• The President
• The Supreme Court
• Congress
• The Constitution

If the president vetos a bill presented to him by Congress, what is this an example of?

• Checks and Balances
• Federalism
• Judicial Review
• Popular Sovereignty

Why was the Articles of Confederation eventually abandoned?

• Congress had no power to tax
• The federal government was too powerful
• The Supreme Court was too powerful
• The states had no power to tax

In Ancient Athens, all citizens voted directly on all issues. What type of government did they have?

• Direct Democracy
• Indirect Democracy
• Republic
• Monarchy

Which of the following describes federalism?

• A system of government in which power is divided between the national government and regional governments
• A system of government in which the states retain authority
• A system of government in which the national government retains all governing power
• An absence of government

How can the president check the power of Congress?

• Veto bills
• Override a veto
• Impeach officials
• Declare laws unconstitutional

What is a unitary system?

• A system in which the country is governed as one, by a single governing body
• A system of government in which power is divided between a national government and state governments
• A system of government in which states retain governing power
• An absence of government

What is restricts the power of the government?

• The Constitution
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Military
• The Articles of Confederation

The idea that government was created to preserve the natural rights of the people. People give up unlimited freedoms for government protection.

• Social Contract
• Divine Right
• Force Theory
• Evolutionary Theory