Civics Benchmark #1 Review

What is the purpose of checks and balances?

• to keep one branch of government from having too much power

• to manage the country's money

• to give states more power than the federal government

Dividing power between national, state, and local governments

• theocracy

• monarchy

• federalism

Type of government where citizens vote for representatives to govern on their behalf

• direct democracy

• representative democracy

• dictatorship

• theocracy

Type of government in the U.S., power given to the people by voting.

• dictatorship

• monarchy

• democracy

• oligarchy

Type of government in which citizens run the government themselves and make decisions.

• theocracy

• republic

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

Party with the belief that money should go to government programs to help people

• Democrat (liberal)

• Republican (conservative)

Party with the belief of traditional values, less government spending, and stricter laws to target criminals

• Republican (conservative)

• Democrat (liberal)

Party with the belief that protecting business owners and jobs is important

• Republican (conservative)

• Democrat (liberal)

Representation based on population

• House of Representatives

• Senate

When two sides reach an agreement to settle a conflict

• dispute

• compromise

• decision