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Foundations of Government

Authored by James Taylor

Social Studies

8th Grade

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Foundations of Government
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The people are the ultimate source of authority in which governmental system?

monarchy

dictatorship

republic

oligarchy

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which type of governmental system did the United States have in its earliest days?

federal

parliamentary

confederal

unitary

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which form of government has been the most common throughout world history?

democracy

monarchy

republic

theocracy

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the early days of the American republic, people generally thought of liberty as

rebellion

self-government

equality

freedom

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The power to carry out, enforce, and administer the law is known as

military power

executive power

legislative power

judicial power

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What three basic types of power do people in government exercise?

social, executive, divine

judicial, sovereign, executive

legislative, executive, judicial

executive, divine, legislative

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What two ideals of democracy did Alexis de Tocqueville think must be kept in balance in order to prevent democratic despotism?

competition and free enterprise

majority and minority rights

liberty and equality

self-government and self-reliance

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