NSL Unit 1 Test Review

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the U.S government?

• to Provide National Security (military)

• to Provide Public Services (roads, schools, hospitals, etc.)

• to Provide Social Order (police and fire departments)

• to Provide Job Security (help people maintain jobs)

Which of the following is a characteristic of an Authoritarian government?

• Rule of Law is respected

• Majority Rule

• Rules are enforced by violence, threats, and intimidation

• Separation of Powers

Which type of government is ruled by a king and/or queen?

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Confederate

Which type of government is the rule of a small group who have control (power is derived from wealth, social position, and/or military power)?

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Dictatorship

In which type of democracy do citizens elect representatives to make laws for them?

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Indirect Democracy

• Controlled Democracy

In which FORM of government does the central government control everything?

• Unitary

• Confederate

• Federal

• Oligarchy

Which form of government does the U.S. have?

• Unitary

• Confederate

• Federal

• Monarchy

"Rule by the people' governmental power is derived from consent of the governed. People elect leaders or vote on issues directly" defines which of the following Constitutional Principles:

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Judicial Review

• Popular Sovereignty

"Each branch of government is given power to watch over (limit) the power of the other 2" defines which of the following Constitutional Principles:

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

"There are three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial) so that no one part of government becomes too powerful" defines which of the following Constitutional Principles:

• Limited Government

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Rule of Law