Social Studies Test #2 Review

What type of monarchy has a king or queen that holds all of the power?

• Absolute
• Constitutional
• Totalitarian
• All-powerful

Attending civic meetings, petitioning the government, staying informed, running for office, community service, and voting are examples of citizen...

• obligations

• requirements

• rights

• responsibilities

Why are human rights necessary and important?

• To save lives.

• To give us freedom.

• To protect everyone.

• All of the above

Protections in the Bill of Rights

• Civic Responsibility

• Civic Duty

• Civic Right

What does the executive branch do?

• elect the president
• make the laws
• enforces the laws
• count the votes

This system gives the 3 branches of the government the ability to 'check' each other's power.

• Separation of powers

• Checks and separations

• Checks and balances

The theory of government where one branch has power to keep another branch of government from becoming too powerful is called?

• Separation of Powers
• Checks and Balances
• Limited Government
• Constitutional Government

Separation of Powers means?

• The division of the country's powers into 3 branches so no one branch has more than the other.
• The sharing of powers between the national and state governments.
• The sharing of powers betwen the state and local governemnt
• 2 of the 3 branches have less power than the 3rd.

What type of government has a leader or a small group of leaders with no limits to their power

• Limited
• Unlimited
• Democracy
• Republic

What is a Constitutional Monarchy?

• where laws are limited to the ruler's power

• where everyone is equal, but the government has all the power

• a government where the citizens decide everything for the country