American Government Unit 1 test

What is an agreement between people and the government?

• Consent

• Voting

• Social Contract Theory

• Natural Rights

federal government means that

• power is held by the State

• power is divided between central and local governments

• power is held solely by the central government

• power is divided among the three branches of government

What is the main difference between a presidential democracy and a parliamentary democracy?

• A President is elected directly by the citizens, while a Prime Minister is elected by the Legislature.

• A President controls a country and a Prime Minister controls a state.

• A Prime Minister does not belong to a political party while a President always does.

• A Prime Minister has more power than a President.

California is considered a sovereign state

• True

• False

_______________ is a government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

When the responsibility for the exercise of these basic powers of government rests with a majority of the people is called dictatorship.

• True

• False

______________________ has the power to make laws and to frame public policies.

• Legislative power

• Executive power

• Judicial power

• Emergency power

What are important characteristics of good citizenship?

• serving the public good

• being well informed about civic affairs

• observing the laws

• All of the above

The United States' has what type of government?

• Direct Democracy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Representative Democracy

Federal Government is one in which the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local government.

• True

• False