Domain 4 Assessment

Which feature of a constitutional republic most directly mitigates the threat of majority tyranny?

• Executive supremacy

• Unelected experts

• Representation filtering public opinion

• Unanimous voter approval

Why does the separation of powers prevent autocratic rule?

• Branches override each other

• Debate is nonpartisan

• No branch has full control

• Military ratifies decisions

How does federalism support limited government?

• Total federal power

• Shared state and national sovereignty

• State nullification

• Independent foreign policy for states

What best separates a republic from an oligarchy?

• Wealth-based voting

• Divine authority

• Power by law, not elite status

• Banned dissent

What principle resists the rise of unchecked populism?

• Judicial grammar review

• Consent of the governed and constitutional limits

• Taxation privilege

• Jurisdictional limits

Unlike a theocracy, a constitutional republic…

• Uses sacred texts as civil law

• Derives laws from reason and consensus

• Sets policy on moral tradition

• Elects religious leaders

Which example shows “consent of the governed”?

• Hereditary rule confirmed by ritual

• Recall election for a constitutional violation

• Suspension of elections by military

• Monarch with advisory board

What weakness affects direct democracy most?

• Gridlock

• Expert domination

• Rash majority decisions

• Executive overreach

Rule of law means…

• Officials ignore courts

• All follow the law equally

• Orders can change the Constitution

• Courts avoid security matters

Why is due process essential?

• Elected immunity

• Arbitrary crisis laws

• Fair legal treatment for all

• Surveillance without cause