Unit 1 Government Review

What is the main purpose of a constitution?

• To provide a framework for political parties to compete for power.

• To outline the responsibilities of individual citizens.

• To establish basic principles, rights, and laws and define the structure and powers of the government.

• To ensure equal distribution of wealth and resources among the population.

What are the three branches of government in the United States?

• presidential branch, congressional branch, judicial branch

• executive branch, legislative branch, judicial branch

• senate branch, house branch, supreme court branch

• federal branch, state branch, local branch

What is federalism?

• A system of government in which power is concentrated in a central authority.

• A system of government in which power is divided among multiple central authorities.

• A system of government in which power is concentrated in constituent political units.

• A system of government in which power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units.

What are two types of government systems?

• democracy and dictatorship

• federalism and communism

• oligarchy and theocracy

• monarchy and anarchy

What are the three constitutional principles?

• federalism, popular sovereignty, and limited government

• executive supremacy, legislative supremacy, and judicial supremacy

• judicial review, popular sovereignty, and limited government

• separation of powers, checks and balances, and federalism

What is separation of powers?

• The separation of powers is a principle of government where power is divided among different branches or levels of authority to prevent any one group from having too much control.

• The separation of powers is a principle of government where power is determined by religious leaders or institutions.

• The separation of powers is a principle of government where power is concentrated in the hands of a single individual or group.

• The separation of powers is a principle of government where power is divided based on social class or wealth.

What is the role of the executive branch in the government?

• Judicial review

• Interpreting laws

• Enforcing and administering laws

• Creating and proposing laws

What is the role of the legislative branch in the government?

• The role of the legislative branch is to make laws.

• The role of the legislative branch is to enforce laws.

• The role of the legislative branch is to execute laws.

• The role of the legislative branch is to interpret laws.

What is the role of the judicial branch in the government?

• The role of the judicial branch is to make and enforce laws.

• The role of the judicial branch is to oversee the executive branch.

• The role of the judicial branch is to provide funding for government programs.

• The role of the judicial branch is to interpret and apply the law.

What are the advantages of federalism?

• Promoting unity and diversity, allowing for local autonomy and decision-making, fostering innovation and experimentation, and preventing the concentration of power.

• Encouraging division and conflict, limiting local control and decision-making, stifling innovation and experimentation, and promoting the concentration of power.

• Creating confusion and chaos, undermining local autonomy and decision-making, hindering innovation and experimentation, and enabling the concentration of power.

• Discouraging cooperation and collaboration, suppressing local control and decision-making, impeding innovation and experimentation, and facilitating the concentration of power.