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English Influences on Government — Unit test Answers

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A charter is a written document that

s
states the conditions of an agreement.
d
describes the separation of powers in diagram form.
l
lists the items for sale in a shop.
d
describes, in Latin, which laws should be followed.
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The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create whatever the form of government, a real despotism.

f
forming a bicameral legislature
i
instituting separation of powers
g
granting citizens too many rights
h
having a single ruler
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most

a
a democracy.
a
an autocracy.
a
a monarchy.
a
a theocracy.
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Which type of governmental power does a unitary system hold?

A
centralized power
B
state power
C
shared power
D
local power
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In a unitary system of government, power is

A
held by state governments.
B
held by a central government.
C
held by a single person.
D
held by a group of people.
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Rome became a ________ at the end of the 6th Century BCE.

D
Democracy
R
Republic
D
Dictatorship
T
Theocracy
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In a confederal system of government, power is

A
given to the central government.
B
given to the president exclusively.
C
shared between the central and state governments.
D
distributed equally among the state governments.
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A public welfare service that the US government provides is

f
firefighting.
h
health inspections.
l
law enforcement.
e
electricity.
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The US Constitution structures the government by creating a system that

d
divides power equally between the states.
o
organizes power on state and local levels.
o
organizes power on federal, state, and local levels.
d
divides power between executive and judicial branches.
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That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal.

t
the freedom to bear arms
t
the right to pass taxes
t
the freedom of speech
t
the right to vote
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What are the three branches of federal government set up by the Constitution?

l
legislative, executive, and judicial
c
congressional, executive, and legislative
l
legislative, executive, and provisional
c
constitutional, executive, and provisional
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Athens and Sparta were both

A
countries.
B
city-states.
C
monarchies.
D
empires.

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