Part 2 Unit 1 Government Vocab Study Guide

What is an Independent Regulatory Agency?

• A government authority responsible for autonomous dominion in licensing and regulating.

• A private organization that regulates businesses.

• A non-profit group advocating for public policy.

• A legislative assembly debating laws.

What are Individual rights?

• Rights given by private organizations.

• Rights guaranteed by an official government document.

• Rights that are optional for citizens.

• Rights that are only applicable in emergencies.

What is a Monarchy?

• A system where power is shared equally.

• A system where a single ruler exercises supreme power based on heredity or divine right.

• A system where the government is elected by the people.

• A system where businesses control the government.

What is a Mixed economy?

• An economy with only public enterprises.

• An economy with only private enterprises.

• An economic system combining private and public enterprise.

• An economy controlled entirely by the government.

What is Popular sovereignty?

• The principle that leaders are chosen by divine right.

• The principle that leaders are chosen by military power.

• The principle that leaders are created and sustained by the consent of the people.

• The principle that leaders are chosen by wealth.

What is the form of government where a head of government, typically with the title of president, leads an executive branch that is separate from the legislative branch?

• Republic

• Presidential system

• Totalitarianism

• Socialism

What is the official process of accepting or binding a state to a proposed law or resolution?

• Ratification

• Suffrage

• Social contract

• Separation of powers

In which form of government does supreme power rest with the citizens and is exercised by their elected representatives?

• Totalitarianism

• Republic

• Socialism

• Presidential system

What is the term for a political power reserved by a constitution to the exclusive jurisdiction of a specified political authority, such as state or local government?

• Reserved powers

• Rule of law

• Suffrage

• Social contract

What is the division of a state's government into branches, each with separate, independent powers and responsibilities?

• Socialism

• Separation of powers

• Totalitarianism

• Republic