Integrated Social Studies Final Review

What type of government is ruled by a small group of people?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

Fill in the blank: A _______ is a government where one person has absolute power.

• Democracy

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

Democracy is a type of government where __.

• A) A small group rules

• B) The people have the power

• C) One person has all the power

• D) The military controls the state

The Judicial Branch determines if laws follow the __.

• A) President's orders

• B) Constitution

• C) Public opinion

• D) Legislative agenda

Civil Liberties are protections against ______ actions.

• government

• private

• international

• corporate

The main responsibility of the Legislative Branch is to ______ laws.

• Enforce

• Interpret

• Make

• Veto

The Legislative Branch is responsible for ______ laws.

• A) Enforcing

• B) Interpreting

• C) Making

• D) Vetoing

Discrimination involves ______ treatment based on characteristics like race, gender, age, or religion.

• Fair

• Unfair

• Equal

• Legal

What is the purpose of checks and balances?

• To allow one branch to control the others

• To prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful

• To eliminate the need for a government

• To ensure the President has ultimate authority.

Who is the latest Supreme Court Justice appointed?

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Elena Kagan

• Ketanji Brown Jackson (2022)

• Amy Coney Barrett