FAC Week 2: Foundations of Government

A system of government in which the power to govern is shared by the national and state government.

• Society

• Republic

• Majority Rule

• Federal System

What do we call a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution.

• Dictatorship

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Democracy

When referring to a legislative body ____________ means that it has two branches or chambers.

• Unitary

• Federal

• Bicameral

• Aristocratic

Which constitutional Compromise allowed slaves, in a way, to be counted as part of the population of a state?

• The Great Compromise

• The Connecticut Compromise

• The 3/5 Compromise

• The Electoral College

This is an English charter granted by King John in 1215 that held the King as subject to the Rule of Law and documented liberties of free men.

• Magna Carta
• English Bill of Rights

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

How does the system of checks and balances prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

• By allowing one branch to make all the decisions

• By giving one branch more funding than the others

• By allowing one branch to control the media

• By giving each branch the ability to limit the power of the other branches

What are the key constitutional principles that form the foundation of government?

• Anarchy, dictatorship, communism, socialism

• Communism, socialism, totalitarianism, authoritarianism

• Monarchy, oligarchy, anarchy, dictatorship

• Separation of powers, checks and balances, federalism, and popular sovereignty

Explain how the principles of limited government and rule of law protect individual rights.

• By giving the government unlimited power and authority

• By restricting the government's power and ensuring that everyone, including the government, is subject to the law.

• By implementing a dictatorship and removing individual rights

• By allowing the government to ignore the law and do whatever it wants

What was the first government in America?

• Federal Government

• State Government

• United Nations

• Continental Congress

What were the weaknesses of the first government in America?

• Inefficient decision-making, lack of communication, lack of national identity

• Lack of strong central authority, inability to levy taxes, lack of national military

• Lack of strong leadership, lack of funding, lack of military support

• Strong central authority, inability to levy taxes, lack of national military