US Government Review

What is an EXAMPLE of students exercising Popular Sovereignty?

• electing a leader for their government

• reading the latest news about their government

• choosing what career they want to be in

• obeying laws respecting the rights of others

What is an EXAMPLE of a Social Contract?

• citizens voting

• citizens not following laws

• citizens committing crimes and going to jail

• citizens giving up rights for government protection

What guarantee did some states have in order to ratify the constitution?

• That a bill of rights would be added

• that the government would be strong

• that the government would promote general welfare

• that no branch would have all the power

What was a power that congress lacked under the articles of confederation?

• to collect money (taxes) to run the goverment

• to control how the money was spent

• to control foreign affairs

• to declare war on other countries

What is a check and balance the president has over congress?

• enforce laws

• veto laws

• create laws

• interpret laws

What power of government leads the entire country?

• county

• federal

• state

• local

Who is the head of s STATE'S executive branch?

• governor

• president

• senator

• mayor

Which option describes the difference between the California government under the United States and the previous governments under Spain and Mexico?

• Legislators were chosen by the governor

• the government was set up in missions and presidios

• people could get plots of land from the government

• the governor was elected by free men in the state

Which statement best describes rancherias?

• owned by the state but leased to families

• empty lots used for ranching

• not protected by state law enforcement

• family settlements with their own laws