Foundations of American Government

The Bill of Rights was added to the US Constitution primarily to-

• provide the President with power in times of emergency
• establish fair and impartial elections
• protect individual liberties
• guarantee voting privileges to minorities

Which guarantees freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion to individuals in the United States?

• the Treaty of Paris of 1783
• the Articles of Confederation
• the First Amendment to the US Constitution
• the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution

Which principle was adopted in the US Constitution to ensure that no one branch of the federal government became too powerful?

• republican government
• popular sovereignty
• judicial review
• checks and balances

What is a unitary government?

• A government in which power is divided between a central government and lower levels of government

• A government in which all powers are held by a single central agency

• An alliance of independent states with a central government that handles assigned matters

• A government in which the people have supreme power

Who rules... one person is in charge.

• Autocracy

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Anarchy

God & religious law are the government's authority

• Theocracy

• Direct democracy

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

There are ______ types of democracy.

• 3

• 1

• 2

• 13

What is it called when citizens are able to vote for representatives to vote for them.

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Democracy

• Federal

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed government works best when there is separation of powers?

• Hobbes
• Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau

According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.

•  internal organs
• natural rights
• hopes and dreams
• traits and motivations