American Government Preview 2020

What type of government does the United States now have?

• Monarchy

• Representative Democracy

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Direct Democracy

Who is The Father of the Constitution?

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Monroe

The authority of a government to make and enforce its own laws

• Capitalism 
• Federalism 
• Democracy 
• Sovereignty

Power is shared between the states and the central government

• The Constitution
• Federalism
• Democracy
• Confederalism

Which is not a branch of the United States government?

• Executive

• The Supreme Court

• Legislative

• Judicial

The main purpose of the legislative branch is to...

• Make Laws

• Enforce Laws

• Interpret Laws

• Appoint Judges

The Supreme Court has the power to...

• Veto laws passed by congress
• Create new laws
• Declare laws unconstitutional
• Elect new judges

An institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people under its control is called __________.

• Government

• Economic System

• Society

• Constitution

A loose union of independent states?

• Confederation

• Nation-State

• Unitary

• Colony

A plan that provides the rules for government

• Constitution

• Platform

• Manifesto

• Doctrine