Government Unit 1 Review

What is sovereignty?

• people who are the members or citizens of a state

• the territory in which a state exists

• the ability to rule or govern within a territory

• describes the relationship between legislative and executive branches

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

• To stop taxes from England.
• To make a United States army.
• To gain independence from the England
• To install their own king in America

The division of power between a central government and state or local governments is called

• confederation

• free enterprise

• ratification

• federalism

The Anti-Federalists demanded that the Constitution have a bill of rights added because they

• believed it was needed in order to protect individual liberties.

• did not want the national government to be able to restrict the slave trade.

• wanted representation in the Senate to be based on population.

• were concerned that the judicial branch wasn't given enough power.

New Jersey delegates (and some others) did not support the Virginia Plan because they thought

• it gave too much power to the larger states.

• the legislature would be able to control the executive branch.

• the judicial branch would not be independent.

• it gave too much power to smaller states.

In Canada, the country is divided into 10 provinces similar to the way the U.S. has different states. The citizens participate in elections for their representatives in the legislative branch. Then, those legislators choose the chief executive who is called a prime minister. Check each of the terms below that describe this country's government. Remember to go through the 3 criteria we use to classify.

• dictatorship

• democracy

• presidential

• parliamentary

• unitary

Political power rests with the citizens themselves in this type of government.

• Parliamentary

• Confederation

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

An alliance of independent states.

• Parliament

• Confederation

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

Which relationship between legislative and executive powers exists when they are completely separate and have equal powers?

• Parliamentary

• Presidential

Popular Sovereignty is a term used to describe democracies. It describes the idea that the power of the of the government belongs with ____.

• the President

• Federal Government

• State Government

• the People