US Goverment and Politics - Review

What is the primary purpose of government?

• To provide entertainment

• To control the economy

• To promote inequality

• To maintain order

Which type of democracy does the United States practice?

• Direct democracy

• Representative democracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

Which English document inuenced the American Bill of Rights?

• Magna Carta

• English Constitution

• English Bill of Rights

• Petition of Righ

Who is known as the Father of the Constitution?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

Which philosopher is associated with the idea of separation of powers?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

How many amendments does the U.S. Constitution have?

• 27

• 25

• 20

• 12

Which amendment guarantees freedom of speech?

• Second Amendment

• First Amendment

• Fifth Amendment

• Fourth Amendment

Which branch of government is responsible for making laws?

• Electoral

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

Which article of the U.S. Constitution establishes the executive branch?

• Article I

• Article IV

• Article III

• Article II

Who was the first president of America?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison