SY23-24 American Government MOLI Lesson

A government in which each person votes individually

• Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Republic

Citizens vote for a representative to vote for them

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Democracy

• Federal

A system in which all the power is held in a central government

• Unitary

• Confederation

• Federal

• Autocracy

A loose union of states form a weak central government

• Confederation

• Federal

• Government

• Unitary

Powers are divided between a central government and smaller local governments

• Democracy

• Unitary

• Confederation

• Federal

A single individual has the power to rule

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Direct Democracy

• Unitary

Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history?

• It was the first document to place limits on the king's power
• It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens
• It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.
• It determined England's physical boundaries

Which of the following is the BEST title for the diagram?

• System of Checks and Balances

• Three Party System

• Balance of Levels of Government

• Limited Checkpoint System

Why did the founding fathers structure the government in this manner? Refer to the diagram below.

• to divide power among three levels of government

• to allow for changes to the Constitution as time passes and the country grows

• to establish a bicameral government

• to prevent any one branch from becoming more powerful than the others

What is the main job of Congress?

• Make laws

• Enforce laws

• Break laws

• Interpret laws