UNIT 1 REVIEW

Which phrase means "the government's power comes from the people"?

• dictatorship

• popular sovereignty

• oligarchy

• authoritarianism

Which quote shows the idea of popular sovereignty (the government's power comes from the people)?

• "Governments derive their powers from the consent

  of the governed."

• "All men are created equal."

• "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."

• "Governments should be changed for light causes."

"We the People of the United States...do

ordain and establish this Constitution." This quote shows the idea of...

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• judicial review

• popular sovereignty

"it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish their government, and to institute a new Government." This quote shows the idea of...

• popular sovereignty

• judicial review

• federalism

• separation of powers

Which document stated the colonists' reasons for separating from Britain?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

What type of government is shown in this cartoon?

• dictatorship

• parliamentary democracy

• constitutional monarchy

• presidential democracy

1. Citizens vote to elect representatives who go to the capital to speak for them in the government. This type of government is called...

• direct democracy

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy

• representative democracy

Which headline best illustrates (shows) an example of representative democracy?

• New Poll Shows Most Florida Citizens Favor Ending Trade Embargo

• Maryland Students Sign Petition to Support Lowering Voting Age

• West Virginia Holds Election to Choose New Member of Congress

• Activists Protest Recent Cuts in Kentucky's Transportation Spending

What type of government does the United States have?

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

Which of these is an advantage of democracy?

• faster lawmaking process

• protest is not tolerated

• people have a voice in making the laws

• poverty is eliminated