Beginning of Gov

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are designed to protect which principle of American government?

• separation of powers

• popular elections

• checks and balances

• individual rights

Select all of the branches of the Federal Government.

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Federal Branch

• Executive Branch

A system of __________ and __________ is used to keep any one branch of the government from being dominant, or having too much power.

• checks and balances

• power and authority

• politics and philosophy

• life and liberty

Has the power to create and pass legislation

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Chicken Bacon Branch

In what year was the Constitution written?

• 1754

• 1776

• 1812

• 1787-89

A queen rules a nation. When she dies, the throne will pass to her daughter. What kind of government does this nation have? 

• a monarchy 
• a theocracy
• a dictatorship
• a representative democracy

A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few

• Autocracy
• Oligarchy
• Democracy
• Pewtarchy

What is a federal system?

• A system of government in which power is divided between a national government and regional governments
• A system in which a country is governed as a single entity
• A system in which most governing power rests with the states while the national government is weak

A military leader seizes control of a government during a revolution. He has complete control and kills anyone who opposes him. What kind of government does this nation have? 

• a monarchy
• a theocracy
• a dictatorship
• an oligarchy

Brady lives in a representative democracy. What does that mean?

• He will be brought up on charges if he does not vote
• As a citizen, he is a member of the government and sits in Congress. 
• He votes for representatives who decide on the issues and laws
• He personally votes on every issue and law.