United States and Canada Review

Which of the following best describes the role of leaders in limited government?

• Rules and laws limit what the leaders can do.

• Leaders are able to make laws that give or take away basic freedoms.

• Leaders, alone, carry out government actions and establish policies.

• Power passes from older to younger leaders within a ruling family.

Which country has Representative Democracy as a government?

• United States

• Canada

Which is both a right and a responsibility of citizens?

• The right to vote

• The right to pay taxes

• The right to a speedy trial

• The right to military service

Why is it important to limit the power of government?

• So government can decide how people are treated

• So government cannot take advantage of people

• So people can live without government

• So people cannot control the economy

Which type of institution does the following describe?

Benefits of Free Enterprise

Private Property

Profit

Competition

• Government/Politics

• Religion

• Economy

• Social/Cultural

Sort the following into the correct category.

Groups:

(a) Requirements to VOTE

,

(b) NOT requirements to vote

• college graduate

• US citizen

• 18 years old

• state resident

• No felony convictions

• 21 years old

From this information, what would you expect to be the most common language spoken in the United States other than English?

• Chinese (Asia)

• French (Europe)

• German (Europe)

• Spanish (Latin America)

How does the Great Plains make money becoming an important region of the United States?

• Magnificent canyons and dry plateaus

• Prairies with fertile soil making food and reserves of coal, oil, and gas

• Thick forests, grassy hills, and great rivers and lakes

• Mountain chains and snow capped peaks

Rights of a citizen are ​ (a)  

• required by law / must do
• voluntary actions/should do
• freedoms

The responsibilities of a citizen are ​ ​ (a)  

• required by law / must do
• voluntary actions/should do
• freedoms