8th Grade Social Studies Quiz 2

What is the legal framework for government called?

• Monarchy

• Constitution

• Bill

• Private Domain

Which term describes a government where there are limits on the powers of the person or group running it?

• Autocratic or Dictatorial Government

• Constitutional Government

• Monarchy

• Higher Law

What are things the government cannot do or actions that it may not take called?

• Checks and Balances

• Limits

• Separation of Power

• Bill

Which type of government has unlimited power?

• Constitutional Government

• Autocratic or Dictatorial Government

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

Which term refers to the part of a person’s life that is not the business of government?

• Executive Branch

• Private Domain

• Legislative Branch

• Checks and Balances

What is the form of government in which political power is held by a single ruler, such as a king or queen?

• Monarchy

• Judicial Branch

• Constitutional Government

• Bill

What is the principle called where some power is given to each branch of government?

• Limits

• Separation of Power

• Higher Law

• Private Domain

Which branch of government has the power to make laws?

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Monarchy

Which branch of government has the power to carry out and enforce laws?

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Monarchy

Which branch of government has the power to manage conflicts about the meaning, application, and enforcement of laws?

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

• Monarchy