Civics Unit 1 Review

How did living in the colonies influence the Americans' ideas about government?

• The colonists took part in their own government
• In the colonies, the royalty made the laws
• The Founders believed that Great Britain would protect the rights of the colonists
• The colonists brought a single set of ideas about religion, government, and rights to the new land

A social contract is an agreement

• among people to get along with one another
• among people that is not written
• among the people to set up a government
• between two governments

The "common good" means that which is best for the

• government
• largest number of people (Whole community)
• rich
• poor

The term civic virtue means that the citizens

• put the common good ahead of their own interests
• put their own interests ahead of the common good
• rule themselves
• limit the powers of government

The best source of information about how a nation's government is organized is a

• dictionary
• government report
• constitution
• speech by a government leader

A government is a constitutional government when

• it has a written constitution
• the people ratify the constitution
• government protects the right to trial by jury
• there are limits on the power of government

The Declaration of Independence expresses this idea:

• All people are created equal
• Government gets its power from the Supreme Court
• Government should protect the right to trial by jury
• The people never have the right to change their government

In a republican government the

• leaders have all the power
• people elect members of government to represent them
• people make the laws
• leaders are not responsible to anyone

A constitution must be obeyed by all people in government means...

• Higher law

• Bill of rights

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances

Government power is divided when....

• Higher law

• Bill of rights

• Separation of powers

• Checks and balances