Civics Ch. 2 Review

How does the U.S. government guarantee the freedoms of U.S. citizens?

• the President

• Laws

• Declaration of Independence

• Police Officers

Government where the people of a nation either rule directly or elect officials who vote on their behalf.

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

In a ______________ _________ the people elect representatives to carry on the work of the government for them.

In the United States, we have a:

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

What were the main ideas of the Declaration of Independence?

• To justify American independence and state American ideals

• Show that we are the strongest country in the world

• Make King Charles III mad

• Write out how our government will work

What was the purpose of the Constitution?

• Tell Great Britain why we were mad at them.

• Tell the world that we are getting our own independence

• Creating our plan of government

• Deciding who will be in charge of the United States

A Constitution is a _______ ____ of government.

A Confederation is a _____ association, rather than a strong union of states.

In a ______ _________ all voters in a community meet in one place to make laws and decide what actions to take.

A ruler that has all of the power in government.

• Monarch

• Govenor

• Dictator

• President