Gov: Unit 1 Review

What is a Confederation?

• type of govt where there is national govt, but no state

• type of govt where there is both national and state

• type of govt that is an alliance of independent states; not national govt

• type of govt where only one person is in charge of the whole country

What is an autocracy?

• when a small group holds all the power

• when the people (voters) hold the power

• when there is only one person who holds all the power

• when there is only state power

Which of the following describes a presidential democracy?

• the legislative branch chooses the chief executive

• the legislative branch and the executive branch are TOGETHER

• the legislative and executive branch are SEPARATE

• the judicial branch picks the president

Which of the following is a form of government we use in the United States?

• Representative Democracy

• Autocracy

• Direct Democracy

• Unitary

Which principle states that no one is about the law; it applies to everyone, even those in charge?

• limited government

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

• rule of law

Which philosopher had the idea of Social Contract Theory?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Magna Carta

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following did Charles Montesquieu believe in?

• Social Contract Theory

• Separation of powers/Checks and balances

• All rights should be given to the king

• Direct democracy

What document did Thomas Jefferson write?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Constitution

• Magna Carta

Which of the following was expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• there would be a president in the United States

• the people had the right to abolish a government that wasn't fair to them

• the people would be willing to give up all their rights

The Great Compromise had included two different plans. What were they?

• The Georgia Plan and the Kentucky Plan

• The New York Plan and the New Jersey Plan

• The Virginia Plan and the New Hampshire Plan

• The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan