Civics and Government

What is a representative democracy?

• A form of government where the economy is the main focus

• A form of government where citizens vote directly on all issues

• A form of government where people vote for leaders to make governing decisions on their behalf

• A form of government that enforces the laws without citizens' input

What is a constitution in the context of government?

• A document outlining the cultural practices of a country

• A set of rules that defines the powers of government in a country

• A treaty between multiple nations

• A historical record of a country's past leaders

What is one key way that government keeps order?

• By enforcing school attendance

• By creating laws

• By building highways

• By resolving personal disputes

What is domestic policy?

• Decisions and laws related to a government's relationships with other countries

• A set of decisions that the government makes regarding people and issues within the country

• The process by which a government conducts its foreign affairs

• The courts' decisions related to people breaking the law

Government is a system for running a ________________________.

• school

• democracy

• Constitution

• community, state, or country

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

A _____ is a government that is run by the people who live under it.

• version

• privilege

• democracy

• amendments

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

democracy

• a sense of obligation toward something

• in the end

• a government that is run by the people

• formal changes made according to official procedures

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

The government of the United States is a democracy.

• True

• False

a form of government in which citizens elect their leaders

• duo

• virus

• republic

• attuned

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Civil rights are those rights promised by the government to all people, such as the right to vote.

• True

• False