5.7 Quiz

What does "popular sovereignty" mean?

•  people create and run the government to protect their own rights and well-being.

  
  

• the government is created without regard to the wants of the people

• people create governments to protect the rights of wealthy land owners

What is a republic?

• a place where citizens elect leaders to make laws and run the government for them

• a place where elected leaders name other leaders to make laws and run the government

• a place where citizens can work and live but not vote

The leader of the federal government is...

• the Mayor

• the Governor

• the President

The leader of the state government is...

• the Mayor

• the Governor

• the President

The leader of the local government is...

• the Mayor

• the Governor

• the President

What does the Legislative Branch do?

• makes laws

• enforces laws

• interprets the laws

What does the Judicial Branch do?

• makes laws

• enforces laws

• interprets the laws

What does the Executive Branch do?

• makes laws

• enforces laws

• interprets the laws

• Congress can pass laws, but the ___ can veto them.

• Supreme Court

• President

• Governor

The Supreme Court can strike down laws it finds ___.

• too expensive

• too hard to enforce

• unconstitutional