Gov 1.1 & 1.2 Review

What is the best definition of government?

• A system where political power is held by the military

• A form of leadership by a single family

• An organization that exercises authority over a society

• A group of religious leaders governing a community

In a democracy, where is political power held?

• By a single dictator

• In the hands of the people

• By appointed officials

• By religious leaders

What is direct democracy?

• Citizens elect representatives to make decisions

• Citizens participate directly in decision-making

• A political system that has a king or queen.

• Political power held by a small group of unelected people.

What are civil liberties?

• Rights and freedoms protected from government interference

• Laws enforced by the military

• Privileges granted to the aristocracy

• Limitations on individual rights

What is a bicameral legislature?

• A law-making body consisting of two parts

• A law-making body consisting of one part

• The law-enforcing branch of government consisting of one part.

• The law-enforcing branch of government consisting of two parts.

Who holds supreme authority in a monarchy?

• Elected officials

• Military generals

• A single individual, usually called a king or a queen.

• An assembly of individuals.

What is popular sovereignty?

• The principle that authority resides with the people

• Power centralized in a hereditary monarch

• Power centralized a democratic government.

• The principal that authority is granted to the people from a monarch.

What is the executive branch responsible for?

• Writing laws.

• Enforcing laws.

• Interpreting laws, typically through a court system.

• Projecting military power abroad.

Which of the following would be the BEST example of a republic?

• Political leaders chosen by military generals

• System with unlimited powers for the government

• Government without a constitution

• Leaders chosen through elections without a monarch

What does the term "oligarchy" refer to?

• Hereditary monarch power

• Rule by the majority

• Small group exercises control

• Political power held by the people