Tuesday Vocab Quiz

In a representative democracy, citizens...

• vote on every proposed law

• vote for officials to represent them

• allow unelected oligarchy to make all laws

• are not allowed to discuss government

Dividing the powers of government between the Central government and the States is called:

• Federal system

• Feudal system

• Confederal system

• Unitary system

The United States has a Federal system of government.

• True

• False

In the phrase 'popular sovereignty', what does the word sovereignty mean?

• power

• law

• rights

• taxes

In government, a concurrent power is something that is done by:

• BOTH State and Fed gov't

• ONLY Fed gov't

• ONLY State gov't

• NEITHER State or Fed gov't

When the States transitioned to the Federal system, what powers did they keep for themselves?

• Reserved powers

• Enumerated powers

• Individual rights

• Psychic powers

Declaring WAR is a...

• Reserved power

• Concurrent power

• Enumerated power

• Individual power

Collecting taxes is a...

• Reserved power

• Concurrent power

• Enumerated power

• Individual power

Managing a system of education is a...

• Reserved power

• Concurrent power

• Enumerated power

• Individual power

Making laws about marriage (and divorce) is a...

• Reserved power

• Concurrent power

• Enumerated power

• Individual power