Introduction to Government — Unit test Answers

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P
People’s rights are guaranteed.
O
One person rules and has absolute power.
T
The legislature is divided into different branches.
J
Judges decide the legality of laws passed by the legislature.
3

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.
4

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.
5

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.
6

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
7

most

a
a democracy.
a
an autocracy.
a
a monarchy.
a
a theocracy.
8

A public welfare service that the US government provides is

f
firefighting.
h
health inspections.
l
law enforcement.
e
electricity.
9

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
10

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
11

Which type of governmental power does a unitary system hold?

A
centralized power
B
state power
C
shared power
D
local power
12

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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