Chapter 1 United States Government
Section 1 Vocabulary
Name: Date: Hour
- government
- Dictatorship
- democracy
- constitution
- Public Policy
- Executive Power
- Judicial Power
- Legislative Power
- State
- Sovereign
1. In what way is modern democracy a challenge to the divine right theory
2. Describe what is means for the United States to be a sovereign state.
3. What are the four defining characteristics of a state?
4. Based on the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution, which of the following is the best summary of the purpose of the government of the United States?
5. Who holds the supreme authority in a democracy?
6. Scholars who believe the state originated from one person or a small group claiming control over an area and making people in that area submit to their rule support the __________ theory.
7. What are examples of a use of a legislative power?
8. Which origin of the state most strongly influenced the formation of the government of the United States?
9. What are the basic powers held by every government?
Section 2
Define the Following:
Autocracy, Oligarchy, Unitary Government, Federal government, Division of Powers, Confederation, Presidential Government, and Parliamentary Government
Explain the Following:
1. How are Governments classified according to three sets of characteristics?
2. What are the different ways that power can be distributed, geographically within a state?
3. Describe a government by how power is distributed between the executive branch and legislative branch.
4. What defines a Unitary Government?
5. How is power distributed in a federal government?
6. Who holds power in an Oligarchy?
7. What specific trait gives the United States a Presidential System of Government?
SECTION 3
Define the Following:
Compromise, Free Enterprise System, Law of Supply and Demand, Mixed Economy
Explain the following:
1. What are the foundations of Democracy
2. What is the connection between Democracy and the Free Enterprise System
3. What is the role of the Internet in a democracy?
4. Why is compromise an important part of democracy?
5. What are the characteristics of a free enterprise system?
6. How does the Law of Supply and Demand help determine the price of an item?
7. What is the role of the government in a mixed economy?