Module 1 Test Review

What is civics?

• the organizations and individuals who have the right to rule over a group of people
• the study of citizenship and government
• a charge people pay to a government
• a written plan of government

What is a constitution?

• a charge people pay to a government
• a system of government in which people elect representatives to carry on the work of the government
• a written plan of government
• the study of citizenship and government

Governments usually fall into two types...what are they?

• Democratic & Nondemocratic
• Dictatorship & Monarchy
• Republic & Monarchy
• Democratic & Dictatorship

According to lesson 4, what type of government do we have in the United States?

• Dictatorship
• Monarchy
• Republic
• Absolute Monarchy

What is a direct democracy?

• a system of government in which people elect representatives to carry on the work of government
• all voters in a community meet in one place to make laws and decide what actions to take
• the study of citizenship and government
• all power is concentrated in a small group of people

What is a Monarch?

• a person, such as a king or queen, who reigns over a kingdom or an empire
• the elected head of a republic.
• a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.
• the highest legislature, consisting of the sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons.

What is a tax?

• a written plan of government
• the study of citizenship and government
• a system of government in which people elect representatives to carry on the work of government
• a charge people pay to a government

What type of tax did the ancient Incas pay?

• Sales Tax
• Income Tax
• Property Tax
• Mita Tax

What are the 3 types of taxes in the U.S.?

• Income Tax
• Sales Tax

• Property Tax
• Mita Tax

Businesses are usually trying to make profit. What is profit?

• not enough resources to meet people’s wants
• a person who organizes, manages, and assumes the risk of a business
• the money an individual or business has left after paying expenses
• the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods and services