Govt Unit 3 Exam Review

A written ______________________ defines purpose, powers, rights and responsibilities of citizens, and describes the operational systems of government.

• Charter

• Declaration

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

The Role of the executive branch...

• Writes the laws

• Executes the laws

• Interprets the laws

• Highers state officers

Role of the legislative branch...

• Makes the laws

• Executes the laws

• Interprets the laws

• Arrests people

1.)Creating and enforcing laws in order to protect the rights of U.S. citizens

2.)Providing for the national defense 3.)Protecting the nation’s interests through foreign policy

The above are the major responsibilities of the ________________ government

• State

• Local

• Regional

• Federal

The United States government is based on a Republic, in a Republic there are three different government systems. Those systems are ___________________, ____________________, _____________.

• National, State, Local

• Local, Legislative, Executive

• State, Local, Legislative

• National, Executive, Legislative

Which government system did the Founding Fathers adopt for the United States?

• Unitary system

• Federal system

• National system

• Democratic system

The power to coin money, to raise an army and navy, to provide for patent and copyright protections, to establish a post office, and to make treaties and war with other nations are all powers belonging to the _________________ government

• Executive

• State

• Local

• National

Both the federal government and state governments have taxation power, the ability to construct and maintain roads, and other spending powers for the general welfare. This type of power is called ___________________ Power

• State

• Federal

• Shared

• Local

Federalist vs. Anti-Federalist had very different ideas about how to set up a national government. The Federalist wanted a strong _______________ government and the Anti-Federalist wanted strong ______________ government.

• State - Local

• National - Local

• National - State

• City - State

The Articles of Confederation main weakness was that it did not define the role of the _______________________ government.

• State

• National

• Local

• Shared