Foundations of Government

What type of government does the United States have?

• Communist

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictator

Which ancient civilization is credited with inventing Democracy?

• Greeks

• Romans

• Inca

• Chinese

Which of the following are the three levels of government in the United States? (Check all which apply)

• federal

• state

• Senate

• local

What does the federal government have the power to do?

• create a sales tax and enforce building codes

• operate the police and fire departments

• operate local schools

• print money and build the military

What does the local government have the power to do?

• create police and fire departments

• create taxes and sign treaties

• print money and build the military

• create state laws

What are the three branches of the US government?

• local, state and federal

• president, senator and court justice

• House of Representatives, Senate and Supreme Court

• judicial, legislative and executive

How many senators are there in Senate?

• 50 (one from each state)

• 400 (eight from each state)

• 100 (two from each state)

• 1

What is it called when people are treated the same under the law?

• democracy

• equality

• rights

• socialism

How does the federal government get it's money?

• It prints it

• it steals it

• it gets it through taxing citizens

• it goes fishing for it

Who makes up Congress?

• Mayors and Governors

• Citizens

• The President and Vice President

• Representatives and Senators