Midterm Review Units 1-6 Civics

The United States government is considered a federal system because

• the people elect national officials.

• both national and state governments exist within the nation.

• foreign policy is handled by state governments.

• each state has equal representation in the United States Senate.

The MAIN reason citizens have rights and responsibilities is to

• allow the government to share power.

• punish those who do not follow the rules.

• keep the power of the country with its citizens.

• to make the country the most powerful in the world.

A dictatorship is different from a democracy because

• the power is usually inherited.

• the government is controlled by one person.

• the leaders are chosen in free elections.

• military officers rarely hold power.

One major obstacle to representative democracy in the United States is that

• many people are legally barred from voting.

• most Americans do not meet the voting requirements.

• most Americans are not informed as their polling place.

• many people are not registered to vote or do not cast votes.

Baron de Montesquieu’s idea of dividing Government among three branches of government, such as Legislative, Executive, and Judicial is the idea of…

• rule of law.

• limited government.

• separation of powers.

• execution of law.

Which important principle in the English Bill of Rights became a major influence on American government?

• The idea that each branch should have separate powers.

• Citizens should make laws in a direct democracy.

• Representatives should make laws in a republican form of government.

• No person should be above the law, not even those in power.

If the Supreme Court declares a law unconstitutional, which of these is the BEST action that can be taken to remedy the situation?

• The President can issue a veto.

• Congress can amend the Constitution.

• Congress can re-pass the law and hope the Court has changed its position.

• People can organize mass demonstrations at the Court to try to pressure them to change their position.

Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In which document are these “inalienable rights” specifically mentioned?

• Bill of Rights.

• Mayflower Compact

• Preamble to the Constitution.

• Declaration of Independence.

The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights are similar because they both

• set up a new government.

• made the monarchy stronger.

• listed basic freedoms.

• limited free speech.

During the construction of the Constitution, the Anti-Federalists wanted a/n ___________ to be added, before ratification, in order to protect against tyranny.

• Declaration of Independence.

• Social Contract Theory.

• Bill of Rights.

• Intolerable Act.