Chapter 1 Civics Review Activity

What is popular sovereignty?

• A government where the people have the power

• A government that limits the power of the people

• giving the most popular people power in society

Power being shared between the National and State Government is 

• Checks and Balances 
• Separation of Powers 
• Federalism 
• Dual Citizenship

Characteristics of a state include: Population, Territory, Sovereignty, and?

• Official Religion

• Official Language

• Law

• Government

A state must have a population size of

• 100,000 people

• 10,000 people

• There is not a certain amount

• 200,000 people

When people give power to the state to maintain order, which origin of theory is this?

• Evolutionary

• Divine Right

• Force

• Social Contract

When all the people in an area were brought under the authority of 1 person or group, is which origin of theory?

• Evolutionary

• Force

• Divine Right

• Social Contract

Gives all key power to the central government

• Unitary System

• Confederate System

• Federal System

Leadership that controls all aspects of its’ citizens’ economic and social lives.

• Authoritarian

• Monarchy

• Democracy

A loose union of independent and sovereign states

• Unitary System

• Confederate System

• Federal System

Divides the powers of government between the national and state or provincial governments.

• Unitary System

• Confederal System

• Federal System