Government Standard 1-5 Review

Which type of governmental system did the United States have in its earliest days?

• Federal

• Confederacy

• Unitary

A system of government in which the citizens come together to discuss and pass laws/select leaders is called

• an autocracy

• a direct democracy

• a monarchy

• an oligarchy

What is the title given to the head of a parliamentary government?

• President

• Prime Minister

What principle of American democracy is exemplified when people vote, obey the law, serve on juries, keep informed about current issues, or volunteer for social services?

• Worth of the individual

• Rule of law

• Compromise

• Citizen participation

Who holds power in an oligarchy?

• President

• Elected officials

• A few people

• King

Which system of government is an indirect form of democracy, placing political decision making at least one step away from the people?

• Republic

• Dictatorship

The belief expressed in the Declaration of Independence that "just powers are derived from the consent of the government" is best described as

• Natural rights

• Popular Sovereignty

According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?

• All men are created equal

• Rights are given by good kings.

• Government exists to protect us from ourselves.

• Only a democracy can protect our rights.

Which enlightenment thinker believed that a strong government is needed to keep order?

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Baron de Montesquieu

Who wrote The Social Contract about the agreement between the people and the government in which people gave up some freedom in order to have their rights protected?

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

• Hobbes