US Government Prep Exam Questions
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What is the purpose of government? - Answer Protect, maintain public order, resolve social conflicts,
responsibility for a stable economy, and provide public services.
Limited Government - Answer A system in which government's powers are restricted and individuals'
rights are protected.
Declaration of Independence - Answer Written by Thomas Jefferson, Declares Independence, List of
complaints against Britain,expresses enduring beliefs of American society. Defines liberty, order, equality,
democracy, and justice.
John Locke - Answer Enlightenment philosopher who wrote the "Second Treasties of Government",
greatly influenced the Declaration of Independence. Principles:Natural Rights and Consent of The
Governed.
Surpremacy Clause and changes - Answer Created to keep elastic clause from being stretched, and to
restrict governmental powers. Overlooked during McCulloch VS. Maryland case. During the civil war,
supremacy clause guaranteed that the union could not be dissolved.
Unitary System - Answer A form of government in which all powers of the government are held by a
single unit or agency.
Federal System - Answer A form of government in which governmental powers are divided between a
central authority and a number of regional political subdivisions.
Confederacy - Answer A political system in which a weak central government has limited authority, and
the states have all of the power.
, Socialism - Answer The economic system that advocates government ownership of the means of
products.
Capitalism - Answer An economic system characterized by open competition in a free market and
based on private ownership.
Communism - Answer A system of government in which the state controls the means of production.
Parlimentary Government - Answer A form of government in which the executive leaders are chosen by
and responsible to the legislature.
Presidential Government - Answer A form of government in which the legeslative and executive
brances are seperate and function independently.
Democracy - Answer A sytem of government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected
representatives.
Direct Democracy - Answer A democratic system of government in which all citizens participate in
politics and desicion-making.
Representative Democracy - Answer A democratic system of government in which policies are made by
officials accountable to the people who elected them.
Dictatorship - Answer A form of government in which an absolute ruler controls the power, often
through fear or force, and ignores the will of the people.
Monarchy - Answer A government in which the ruler's power is hereditary.
Popular Sovereignty - Answer The fundemental principle that the power to govern belongs to the
people and that the government must be based on the consent of the governed.
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What is the purpose of government? - Answer Protect, maintain public order, resolve social conflicts,
responsibility for a stable economy, and provide public services.
Limited Government - Answer A system in which government's powers are restricted and individuals'
rights are protected.
Declaration of Independence - Answer Written by Thomas Jefferson, Declares Independence, List of
complaints against Britain,expresses enduring beliefs of American society. Defines liberty, order, equality,
democracy, and justice.
John Locke - Answer Enlightenment philosopher who wrote the "Second Treasties of Government",
greatly influenced the Declaration of Independence. Principles:Natural Rights and Consent of The
Governed.
Surpremacy Clause and changes - Answer Created to keep elastic clause from being stretched, and to
restrict governmental powers. Overlooked during McCulloch VS. Maryland case. During the civil war,
supremacy clause guaranteed that the union could not be dissolved.
Unitary System - Answer A form of government in which all powers of the government are held by a
single unit or agency.
Federal System - Answer A form of government in which governmental powers are divided between a
central authority and a number of regional political subdivisions.
Confederacy - Answer A political system in which a weak central government has limited authority, and
the states have all of the power.
, Socialism - Answer The economic system that advocates government ownership of the means of
products.
Capitalism - Answer An economic system characterized by open competition in a free market and
based on private ownership.
Communism - Answer A system of government in which the state controls the means of production.
Parlimentary Government - Answer A form of government in which the executive leaders are chosen by
and responsible to the legislature.
Presidential Government - Answer A form of government in which the legeslative and executive
brances are seperate and function independently.
Democracy - Answer A sytem of government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected
representatives.
Direct Democracy - Answer A democratic system of government in which all citizens participate in
politics and desicion-making.
Representative Democracy - Answer A democratic system of government in which policies are made by
officials accountable to the people who elected them.
Dictatorship - Answer A form of government in which an absolute ruler controls the power, often
through fear or force, and ignores the will of the people.
Monarchy - Answer A government in which the ruler's power is hereditary.
Popular Sovereignty - Answer The fundemental principle that the power to govern belongs to the
people and that the government must be based on the consent of the governed.
