U.S. Gov Unit 1 Test Review

The rules that governments make for their citizens are called...

• laws

• social contract

• bills

• executive actions

The idea that governments were formed from a person or group of people taking control over a group of people or territory by force.

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Force Theory

In a social contract, people give up certain rights in exchange for...

• protection and wealth

• protection and security

• peace and prosperity

• life and liberty

Democratic governments derive their power from...

• God

• The Founding Fathers

• The people

• The legislative branch

The rule of law ensures that everyone has...

• Equal protection under the law

• The right to express their opinions freely

• The right to a trial by jury

• The right to have a lawyer present during legal proceedings

Which of the following best describes what is meant by the phrase "ensure domestic tranquility"?

• establish order

• link the states together

• defend the nation from foreign and domestic threats

• ensure citizens' rights are protected

Which of the following are questions used to classify governments?

• Who is allowed to participate?

• What is the geographic distribution of power?

• What is the relationship between the executive and legislative branches?

• Do citizens vote directly or indirectly for their chief executive?

Which term(s) could be used to describe a state where the people elect their representatives for federal and state legislatures and in which there is a ceremonial leader and separate head of government who is also a member of the legislature?

• Parliamentary Government

• Presidential Government

• Federal Government

• Indirect Democracy

The basic function of the executive branch is to...

• interpret the laws

• review and approve laws

• enforce laws

• make laws

Which of the following is true of a free-enterprise system

• The people control the means of production and market forces primarily regulate prices and quantity

• The government controls the means of production and primarily regulates price and quantity of goods and services