Government Test Review

What is a government?

• A system of beliefs and laws by which a country is governed.

• The group of people who control and make decisions for a country or state.

• A political organization with defined geographic boundaries.

• The power to reject a bill (law).

What does the term "nation" refer to?

• The power to reject a bill (law).

• The group of people who control and make decisions for a country or state.

• A political organization with defined geographic boundaries.

• The process of monitoring and influencing people.

What is decision making?

• Someone in charge of a group.

• The ability to make a decision among alternatives.

• The process of monitoring and influencing people.

• When more than ½ of a group makes a decision.

What does "majority rules" mean?

• The power to reject a bill (law).

• The process of monitoring and influencing people.

• When more than ½ of a group makes a decision.

• A system of beliefs and laws by which a country is governed.

What is a veto?

• The group of people who control and make decisions for a country or state.

• The power to reject a bill (law).

• A political organization with defined geographic boundaries.

• Someone in charge of a group.

What is a leader?

• The ability to make a decision among alternatives.

• The process of monitoring and influencing people.

• Someone in charge of a group.

• A system of beliefs and laws by which a country is governed.

What does "choice" refer to?

• The process of monitoring and influencing people.

• The power to reject a bill (law).

• Someone in charge of a group.

• The ability to make a decision among alternatives.

What is the Constitution?

• The group of people who control and make decisions for a country or state.

• Someone in charge of a group.

• The ability to make a decision among alternatives.

• A system of beliefs and laws by which a country is governed.

Which document asserts the independence of the United States from Great Britain?

• Canadian Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Declaration of Independence

What is the name of the document that outlines the plan for government in the United States?

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• British North America Act