Various forms of Government

A form of government in which citizens vote directly to elect leaders and settle public issues is.....

• a direct democracy

• republicanism

• ferderalism

• an autocracy

Under the Constitution, the United States was originally established as a

• direct democracy

• republic

• dictatorship

• theocracy

According to the Preamble to the Constitution, which of the following is a role of government?

• Federalism

• Reserving powers

• securing the blessings of liberty

• preventing domestic tranquility

Explain federalism and how this system works in the United States.

Queen Elizabeth is a queen who enjoys total power. She does not have a deal with other branches of government, and she is constrained by no laws. Queen Elizabeth rules a/an.......

• absolute Monarchy

• constitutional monarchy

• oilgarchy

• republic

The body of laws that replaced the Articles of Confederation and still serves as the basis of the US political system today is the .......

• Federalist papers

• US Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Qualifications of Citizenship

Political Parties are .......

• statements of programs a group of political canidates stand for.

• groups that primarily devote thier time and energy to organizing acts of civil disobedience.

• convections where delegates nominate people to run for office.

• organizations that promoted political beliefs and sponsor canidates.

Eventually, the citizen in Queen Elizabeth's country get tired of her and decide to rebel. They remover her from and replace her with a group of entitles who, on behalf of the people, choose a new president and elect a council to rule over the country. They decide that every three years citizens may vote to select which elites may elct leaders to run the government. It sounds like Queen Elizabeth has been replaced by a .......

• direct democracy

• autocracy

• republic

• totalitarian government

Island Boii is arrested and charged with a crime because he made public statements criticizing Congress. Island Boii claims that he cannot be punished because the Constitution guarantees his freedom of speech. What is he appealing to?

• his political party

• his citizenship qualifications

• The Bill of Rights

• The Federalists Papers

A form of government in which citizens vote directly to elect leaders and settle public issues is a ......

• republicanism

• theocracy

• direct democracy

• dictatorship