Unit 1A American Government

Direct democracy is

• a govt. with elections

• representatives who are directly elected

• rule by the many (as many people as possible)

• citizenship is widely extended

Representative democracy is

• rule by the many

• rule by elected representatives

• rule by only one individual

Concept of limited government was first introduced in the

• Magna Carta

• English Petition of Right

• English Bill of Rights

• U.S. Bill of Rights

John Locke

• state of nature

• govt. by the consent of the governed

• wrote Leviathan

A federal system

• has power at the central level only

• has power at the state/local level only

• has power shared between central and local govts.

Which country has had the most influence on the U.S. political system?

• Russia

• Great Britain

• France

• Mexico

English Petition of Right introduced the idea of

• natural rights

• due process of law

• monarchy

Which constitutional amendment protects free speech?

• 1st

• 4th

• 2nd

Type of govt. in which a small group holds power

• autocracy

• democracy

• oligarchy

Which idea is in the Declaration of Independence?

• people can change an abusive govt.

• only property owners have natural rights

• only God can chose our political leaders