Voting and US government exit ticket

Voting is a _______.

• a) a right

• b) a responsibility

• A and B are both correct

• A and B are both wrong

A phrase that is commonly used as a SYNONYM for civic responsibility is ________.

• get out the vote

• write your senator

• running for office

• civic duty

U.S. democracy can trace its roots to the time of _________, the first civilization to create a democracy.

• Ancient Rome

• Ancient Greece

• Fascist Italy

• Ancient Egypt

The U.S. government is separated into three difference branches in order to _______.

• create a system of checks and balances

• accumulate more power for the government

• balance the checks

• make sure each branch makes the other more powerful.

Checks and balances are intended to _________.

• make sure one branch becomes more powerful

• achieve independence from Britain

• prevent one branch from becoming more powerful than the other.

• abolish the British monarchy

The U.S. constitution establishes a limited government. This means that its source of power is ___________.

• the Executive Branch

• The King

• the people

• the Judicial Branch

The Bill of Rights limited the power of the government in order to _____________.

• prevent a violation of certain rights

• establish communism

• send everyone to school

• to control the news

What statement best summarizes the connection between the U.S. Constitution's idea of government by the people, limited government, and basic rights?

• The U.S. Constitution does not believe limited government is necessary to protect rights.

• Basic rights are granted to the people as soon as they remove limits on the government.

• The U.S. government is governed by the people, who grant the government basic rights.

• Government gets its power from the people, who limit that power to prevent violations of their rights.