Gov unit 1

Thomas Hobbes is known for which of the following?

• Natural Rights
• Divine Right of Kings
• Social Contract
• Common Law

What does it mean to say we have "separation of powers?"

• We divide power between the three Branches
• The President doesn't work with the Courts
• Congress doesn't work with the President
• We divide the two Houses of Congress

What is Popular Sovereignty?

• The idea that people empower government
• The majority vote for a national election
• The concept that populations determine the size of the state
• The theory that popular presidents held more power

America's government is most similar to:

• the Vatican's Theocracy

• Middle Ages Monarchy

• Athenian Democracy

• Roman Republic

Who has the power in a Democracy?

• The rulers
• The representatives
• The King or Queen
• The people

What kind of government is a Monarch?

• Non-democratic
• Democratic
• Republic
• Direct democracy

Who rules in a dictatorship?

• The people
• King or Queen
• A single person
• Representatives

Theocracies are governments controlled by one or more religious leaders.

• True
• False

What type of government do voters meet to make government decisions?

• Representative Democracy
• Direct Democracy
• Theocracy
• Dictatorship

What gives the basic plan of American government?

• Articles of Confederation
• Declaration of Independence
• Magna Carta
• The Constitution