Second Semester Civics - Day One

What type of government has a king, queen, or emperor with total power?

• Democracy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Theocracy

What type of government has only one person in charge, sometimes backed by a strong military?

• Autocracy

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

When was the Constitution signed?

• 1492
• 1776
• 1787
• 1957

The legislative branch is also called the

• Congress
• President
• Cabinet
• Supreme Court

How does the system of Checks and Balance protect people?

• it keeps any of the branches from over powering the other so as not to destroy the rights of people
• it keeps any of the branches from fighting so the people are safe
• it keeps one branch in power and destroys the rights of people
• it keeps all branches in power so as to destroy the rights of  people

This branch makes and passes laws for the country

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial

A government in which the people have the power to make political decisions by voting for their representatives

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

• monarchy

• autocracy

The written plan of government for the United States of America

• democracy

• Constitution

• monarchy

• Bill of Rights

The three branches of our Federal Government are

• Federal, State, and Local

• Executive, Legislative, and Judicial

• Constitutional, Criminal, and Civil Laws

• The President, The Vice President, and The Cabinet

The highest court in the land is

• The Supreme Court

• The Federal Court

• County Court

• US Court of Appeals