Government Unit 1 Exam

This term requires a population, boundaries, sovereignty, and a set government to exist.

• Nation
• Checks and Balances
• Limited Government
• State

What form of government is most commonly associated with ancient Athens in which all members of the community have an equal say in any decisions and lawmaking?

• Direct Democracy
• Autocracy
• Indirect Democracy
• Oligarchy

This term means that there are a common set of beliefs or customs among its members.

• Nation
• Checks and Balances
• Limited Government
• State

What form of government is most commonly associated with the United States and has its roots in ancient Rome in which citizens elected representatives to speak on their behalf?

• Direct Democracy
• Autocracy
• Indirect Democracy
• Oligarchy

Which term means that all citizens must obey written laws?

• Limited Government
• Popular Sovereignty
• Rule of Law
• Amendment

What form of government is controlled by one individual who has complete control over the government and the nation, such as Adolf Hitler or Joseph Stalin did?

• Direct Democracy
• Autocracy
• Indirect Democracy
• Oligarchy

Which term means that a leader's power is inherited through a specific bloodline?

• Monarchy
• Confederation
• Federation
• Unitary

From which British document did the U.S. get the idea of limiting the leader’s power?

• English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• English Petition of Rights
• Edict of Nantes

Which term means the government's power comes form the people?

• Limited Government
• Popular Sovereignty
• Rule of Law
• Amendment

From which British document did the U.S. get the idea of specifically defining the powers of the government?

• English Bill of Rights
• Magna Carta
• English Petition of Rights
• Edict of Nantes