UNIT 1 EXAM- Foundations of Government (Topics #1-3)

What form of government is most commonly associated with ancient Athens in which all members of the community have an equal say in any decisions and lawmaking?

• Direct democracy

• Oligararchy

• Republic

• Autocracy

What form of government means that a small group or family has total control of the government and territory?

• Direct democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Indirect democracy

What form of government is most commonly associated with the United States and has its roots in ancient Rome in which citizens elected representatives to speak on their behalf?

• Direct democracy

• Autocracy

• Republic

• Oligarchy

What form of government is controlled by one individual who has complete control over the government and the nation, such as Adolf Hitler or Joseph Stalin did?

• Democracy

• Republic

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

Select all that apply to the US Bill of Rights.

• First 10 Amendments

• Guarantees individual freedoms

• Guarantees voting rights

• 14th Amendment freedoms

Select the 2 statements that relate to the Articles of Confederation.

• Weak national government

• United all the states

• Weak state government

• Split up all the states

Which U.S. document can be summed up into three parts: natural rights, grievances, and freedom from Great Britain?

• Articles of Confederation

• US Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

Which U.S. document established a strong federal government and utilizes both a “separation of powers” and a “checks and balances” system?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• US Constitution

Select all that apply. Choose the correct characteristics of a state.

• Population

• Government

• Sovereignty

• Territory

• Money

This theory means that a ruler’s power came directly from God and that no person nor document can control them.

• Force

• Divine Right

• Evolutionary

• Social Contract