Louisiana Government

______________ is the system through which a community is organized

• government

• economy

• a market

a government is empowered to make, _______, and carry out laws and procedures

which of the following governments did Louisiana have during its colonial day history?

• dictatorship

• monarchy

• totalitarianism

• military dictatorship

After which year did Louisiana slowly develop a democratic government

• 1866

• 2012

• 1803

• 1985

who has more power in a democratic government

• the people

• the government

• the president

• the state government

In a democratic system, all citizens should have _____ ______, without arbitrary differents that give some people more _____ than others

• divided rights, responsibility

• equal power, power

• equal rights, power

Which two European countries did Louisiana's government keep parts of?

• France

• Norway

• Spain

• Germany

What is the Napoleonic Code?

• a set of laws stating what slave masters can and cannot do to the slaves

• a code stating that government can collect taxes from citizens

• a collection of laws from France that influenced Louisiana's first civil code adopted in 1808

• laws used in Spanish Louisiana

define federalism

• the process of electing a government official by the people

• the division of power between the federal and state governments

• the first 10 amendments of the US Constitution

• the British common law that was used earlier in colonial times

Which document identifies the powers given to the federal government?

• the US Constitution

• the Declaration of Independence

• The Louisiana Constitution

• the Napoleonic Code