US Govt Ch 1: Principles of Government

The people hold the sovereign power. "Government of the PEOPLE, for the PEOPLE, and by the PEOPLE"

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

Which branch of government ENFORCES laws and includes the President?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

The Prime Minister is the leading member chosen by the Majority Party in the Legislature. The Executive (Prime Minister and Cabinet) remain in power only as long as their party stays the majority party

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

The majority of democratic governments in the world today are this type.

• Presiential

• Parliamentary

When supplies and goods become plentiful, prices tend to drop; when supplies and goods become scarce, prices tend to rise

• Communism

• Free Enterprise System

• Law of Supply and Demand

• Mixed Economy

Which branch of government MAKES LAWS and includes the Congress/Senate/House of Representatives?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Legislative and Executive Branches are separate, independent, and coequal

• Presidential

• Parliamentary

In which type of government does a SINGLE PERSON hold unlimited political power?

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Indirect Democracy

• Direct Democracy

Which branch of government INTERPRETS LAWS and includes Judges and the Courts?

• Executive

• Legislative

• Judicial

Each person should be free to do as they choose AS LONG AS Freedom for ALL will allow

• Necessity of Compromise

• Worth of the Individual

• Equality of all Persons

• Individual Freedom