Study Guide for CA #4 Government

An example of government enforcing a law "promote the common good" of all citizens is..

• adapting to change as it happens

• enforcing the speed limits on highways

• requiring all people to vote in elections

• imposing taxes on food people buy

Each branch of government works together and no branch has more power than another. This concept is called..

• balance of power

• equality of rights

• constitutional power

• power hungry

Which of these keeps one branch of government from gaining more power than the other two?

• Supreme Court justices

• the Electoral College

• checks and balances

• Northwest Ordiance

What is the purpose of the Constitution?

• to provide structure for the federal government

• to set up a system of highways

• organize the states into countries

• declare independence from England

How does the United States "secure the blessings of the liberty?"

• by electing officials to govern the country

• by establishing term limits for elected leaders

• by making laws that ensure freedom for all its citizens

• by establishing a national highway for everyone

Congress is made up of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. These are apart of which branch?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Federal

• Judicial

Which branch of government is led by the President of the United States?

• Legislative

• Federal

• Judicial

• Executive

What are inalienable rights?

• "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"

• "Prosperity, Love, and Peace"

• Life, Freedom, and the Pursuit of Money

• Of the People, For the People, By the People

Individual rights are protected by which document?

• Mayflower Compact

• Bill of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• Quartering Act

Why is voting important?

• citizens help choose their government leaders

• it ensures people will pay taxes

• you can get a driver's license if you vote

• even if you're not a citizen you can vote