Foundations of Government Chapter 1

Check all the functions of government.

• providing leadership

• maintaining order

• taking people on tours

• providing public services

• providing national security

A group of people who are united by common bonds of race, language, or religion.

• nation

• constitution

• security

State and country have the some definition: a political community that occupies a territory and has an organized government.

• True

• False

A federal system of government divides power between the national and

• world government

• state government

A plan that provides the rules of government.

• constitution

• economy

• judicial branch

A democracy is a system of government in which rule is by the

• people

• government

• military

Which 3 are true of a constitutional government?

• Sets out ideas people believe in and share

• The government controls everything

• Defines the government's powers and duties

• Provides the supreme law for the country

How do people choose representatives in a democracy?

• They only vote if they can pay

• They vote in free and fair elections

• They do not get to decide

In a democracy, most decisions are made according to what the majority of people want.

• True

• False

In a democracy, some people are above the law like a president.

• True

• False