Unit 1 Test

Locke argued that we had 3 main natural rights. What are they? (Select 3)

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• Property

John Locke believed that all people had:

• Natural Rights

• Individual rights

• Some rights

The United States is a _________________________ democracy.

• direct

• indirect

• representative

• social

The term democracy means
“rule by __________ .”

• the mob
• the monarch
• the president
• the people

the part of the U.S. government that makes laws; also called Congress

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• Supreme Court

the part of the U.S. government that carries out, or executes, laws; led by the president and vice president

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• judicial branch

• Supreme Court

the part of the U.S. government that interprets laws; includes the Supreme Court and all federal courts

• judicial branch

• legislative branch

• executive branch

• veto

a system in which each branch of government can limit the power of the other branches

• checks and balances

• impeachment

• federalism

• Supremacy Clause

the process by which a president or leader has charges brought against them; if convicted of the charges, the leader can be removed from office

• impeachment

• veto

• Supremacy Clause

• federalism

the highest federal court; decides whether laws follow the United States’ Constitution and has the power to undo the decisions of lower courts

• Supreme Court

• Supremacy Clause

• 2 houses of Congress

• People's Court