UNIT 1 GOVERNMENT REVIEW

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. 

What system of government do we utilize in the United States?

• Federal System
• Confederal System
• Unitary System

In a Unitary system, most of the power is in the hands of the

• voters
• local government
• central government
• central and local government

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

Thomas Jefferson borrowed many of his ideas from which Enlightenment Philosopher?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Thomas Paine

• John Adams

Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Samuel Adams
• Thomas Jefferson
• Paul Revere

Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

• The rights of men should be supported over those of women.

• Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers

  are not elected.

• All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.

• Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.

Which type of democracy is represented by the image?

• Representative

• Parliamentary

• Presidential

What important charter was signed in 1215 in English by King John resulting in England becoming a limited monarchy?

• Magna Carta
• Code of Hammurabi
• Twelve Tables
• Declaration of Independence

Why did Montesquieu believe the powers of the government should be separated?

• It would keep government leaders from becoming too powerful

• Because of divine right, government should be separated into more than one branch

• Because Locke's social contract stated that government by one ruler went against natural law

• Because running a government was too much for one person to handle