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A government chosen by the people correct answers Democracy
A type of government in which citizens vote directly, not through representatives, on government decisions. correct answers Direct democracy
An example of ......... democracy:
New England town meets where all members of a community ...
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A government chosen by the people correct answers Democracy
A type of government in which citizens vote directly, not through representatives, on
government decisions. correct answers Direct democracy
An example of ......... democracy:
New England town meets where all members of a community come together to make decisions
for the group. correct answers Direct
A type of government in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions about laws
correct answers Representative democracy
This is an example of ........ democracy:
In the United States, Citizens vote for representatives who then vote on proposed laws and
policies in the U. S. Congress. correct answers Representative
In a ........ democracy, a document called a constitution establishes the organization of
government and describes powers of each of the branches. correct answers Constitution.
What is often called the supreme law of the United States? correct answers The U.S. Constitution
Which BEST describes the government of the United States?
- direct democracy
- monarch democracy
- parliamentary democracy
- constitutional democracy correct answers Constitutional democracy
The idea of splitting the power of the federal government in separate branches - legislative,
executive, and judicial - so that no one branch can abuse its power. correct answers Separation of
powers
The idea that each branch monitors the actions of the others. The Supreme Court interprets the
law. The president can veto a law, but if Congress has enough votes, it can override a
presidential veto. correct answers Checks and balances
The idea that the power of a county should be divided between the central federal governments
and smaller unites, for example, states. correct answers Federalism.
In the 1600s, ........ people moved to North America to build new lives. correct answers British
The British colonists settled parts of North America for ...... and remained under the rule of King
George III, the king of ........ correct answers England, England
The United States' first Constitution correct answers The Articles of Confederation
, A type of government in which citizens elect a president to serve as head of state and chief
executive correct answers Presidential democracy
Great Britain's government is an example of a ........ correct answers Constitutional monarch
In a monarchy, leadership is passed down through ...... ........ correct answers Family lines.
The monarchy holds all the power of government. correct answers Absolute monarchy
The monarchs power is limited according to the rules of the country's constitution correct
answers Constitutional monarchy
In a constitutional monarchy, the monarch serves as the chief public representative, but much of
the governing is done by ....... correct answers Parliament.
In ........... democracy, people vote for the legislative body that, in turn, selects the chief leader of
parliament. correct answers Parliamentary
Leader of Parliament correct answers prime minister
A political system in which power is held by a small group of people correct answers Oligarchy
Russia and China are examples of this type of government correct answers Oligarchy
A single person takes authority and shares power with no one. correct answers Dictatorship
North Korea and Adolf Hitler in Germany are examples of what type of government. correct
answers Dictatorship
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? correct answers Thomas Jefferson
What does the Declaration of Independence state? correct answers People have certain rights of
life, liberty (freedom), and the pursuit of happiness.
Under the ............, in the United States the government can only punish a person if that person is
proven to have broken a law. correct answers Rule of law
3 branches of federal government correct answers Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What does the legislative branch do? correct answers make the laws
What does the executive branch do? correct answers Enforces laws
What does the judicial branch do? correct answers Interprets the laws
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