Government Quiz

What is government?

• the services provided a community, such as police protection, fire protection, and public health programs

• the laws that protect peoples' rights and ensure the safety of a state's citizens

• the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies

• the process by which public officials are elected to and removed from office

Which of the following lists the three basic powers a government must have?

• executive power, legislative power, military power

• legislative power, executive power, judicial power

• economic power, judicial power, legislative power

• judicial power, diplomatic power, executive power

Which type of government system, which separates federal powers and state powers, is practiced by the US?

• Unitary

• Federal

• Confederal

Which of the following correctly describes the type of government practiced in the United States?

• Oligarchy

• Direct Democracy

• Representative Democracy

• Theocracy

Our government is restricted by the Constitution and limits on each branch, this idea is known as...

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Self-government

• Sovereignty

What is considered to be the first written plan for the government in the US?

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

• US Constitution

• Second Continental Congress

What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Weak central government

• No executive to enforce acts of congress

• Both a and b

• None of these are

The Articles of Confederation were structured the way they were (weak central govt.) because the former colonies feared

• a strong government/tyranny

• free press

• Poverty

• taxes

According to the Declaration of Independence, when the government becomes oppressive of the people's rights, the people have the right to (John Locke theory)...

• Ignore laws that people don't like or agree with

• meet in secret congresses to discuss solutions

• Call for elections to choose new rulers

• alter or abolish it and institute a new government

Who is the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

• John Adams

• John Locke

• Thomas Jefferson

• Ben Franklin