Study Guide for Unit 4: Governing Communities

What does 'consent' mean?

• to give permission

• to refuse permission

• to ignore

• to delay

What is the 'legislative branch'?

• a branch of government that makes laws

• a branch of government that enforces laws

• a branch of government that interprets laws

• a branch of government that manages the military

What does the 'judicial branch' do?

• a branch of government that interprets and evaluates laws

• a branch of government that enforces laws

• a branch of government that creates laws

• a branch of government that manages foreign relations

What is the role of the 'executive branch'?

• a branch of government that carries out and enforces laws

• a branch of government that interprets laws

• a branch of government that makes laws

• a branch of government that oversees the judicial system

What does 'equality' mean?

• the state of having equal status, rights, and opportunities regardless of differences

• the ability to perform mathematical calculations

• the process of creating identical objects

• the act of balancing physical objects

What is 'civic responsibility'?

• the duties citizens have to serve the community

• the rights citizens have to vote

• the privileges citizens enjoy in a democracy

• the benefits citizens receive from the government

Define 'justice'.

• fairness in the way people are treated and situations are handled

• a type of legal punishment

• a form of government

• a religious belief

What does 'consent of the governed' mean?

• the idea that the authority of leaders and the government comes from the approval of the people

• the belief that leaders are chosen by divine right

• the concept that government authority is inherited

• the notion that government power is absolute

What makes up the executive branch of the national government?

• A) Congress

• B) The Supreme Court

• C) The President and Vice President

Who is the top executive of the state government?

• The Mayor

• The Governor

• The President