American Government Midterm Review

Form of Government in which the prime minister is selected by legislature

• Parliamentary

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Confederacy

Form of government where the power to rule is held by an elite few

• Parliamentary

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Autocracy

All people have control and a voice/vote on every government matter (Ex: Ancient Athens)

• Republic

• Democracy

• Parliamentary

• Autocracy

Alliance of independent states, with a weak centralized government. Power is vested in the states

• Autocracy

• Democracy

• Republic

• Confederacy

Form of government in which one single person holds ultimate political power

• Autocracy; Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Democracy

• Republic

Representative government; people vote for others who will vote on their behalf (Great Britain)

• Democracy

• Republic

• Autocracy

• Socialism

What is the preamble to the constitution and what is its purpose?

• Opens the Constitution. Explains why Framers want a republic

• Opens the Constit. Explains why Framers want a democracy

• Nothing. It's not a real document!

• Articles of Confederation. Explains the branches of gov.

Who is the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• Coach P

• James Madison

When was the Declaration of Independence (DOI) signed?

• Sep 17, 1787

• July 4, 1776

• August 2, 1776

• July 1, 1776

What does the Declaration of Independence discuss?

• America's freedom from Great Britain

• beliefs in what an ideal government should look like

• colonists' grievances against King George

• all choices are correct