Unit 1.1 - American Government: Chapter 1 and Chapter 2-2.3

Natural rights listed in the Declaration of Independence are

• Life, Liberty, Property

• Liberty, Property, Pursuit of Happiness

• Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness

• Property, Tabula Rasa, State of Nature

Which of the following describes a monarchy?

• A prince or princess rules the government

• God is the highest power in a government

• Multiple rulers are in charge

• King or queen is in charge

When god or a religious symbol is the highest power of governing

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Theocracy

When people hold the political power in government

• Anarchy

• Democracy

• Junta

• Oligarchy

Which of the following best describes a representative democracy?

• When citizens vote directly

• When citizens vote for someone to be their voice

• When a small group of people make decisions for everyone else

• When only 1 individual makes all the decisions

Which of the following describes a direct democracy?

• When citizens vote for representatives

• When citizens vote directly on a law

• When no one is in charge

• When a small group of people with power are in charge

Formation of government in which people agree to give up rights in order for protection, usually known as the "consent of the governed"

• Force Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

What does the phrase "consent of the governed" most closely relate to?

• All rules and regulations are passed in secrecy

• If the government fails, the citizens have the right to abolish it

• Leader is established by royalty

• No government, complete freedom

Government system in which powers is only located at the federal level

• Unitary system

• Federal system

• Confederate system

Type of government in which a small group of people hold power

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

• Monarchy

• Dicatorship