American Government Chapter 1 Review Game 1.

. What is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies? Government 2. What are all the things a government decides to do? Public policy 3. What is the power to make law? Legislative power 4. What is the dominant political unit in the world? The state 5. What are the 3 branches of government of the United States? Legislative Executive Judicial 6. Which branch of government does the Supreme Court belong to? The Judicial Branch 7. Which one of the following does NOT describe the United States government? unitary government representative democracy presidential government federal government 8. What is the introduction to the Constitution? The Preamble 9. There are four theories pertaining to the origins of the state. Which one would most closely describe the United States? The Social Contract Theory 10. In a democracy, supreme authority rests with who? The people 11. What form of government is an alliance of independent states? A confederation 12. There are four theories pertaining to the origins of the state. Which one would describe God choosing the leader? The Divine Right Theory 13. Out of the forms of government based on the geographic distribution of governmental power within the state, which is the most common? Unitary 14.Which form of government describe executive and legislative branches that are separate, independent, and coequal? Presidential 15. In which form of government does the supreme authority rests with the people? Democracy 16. What are the four characteristics of the state? Population Territory Sovereignty Government

17. Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing the law? The Executive Branch 18. In which form of government does the leader have absolute power and authority? Dictatorship 19. Of the four characteristics of the state, which one describes a country having authority within its own territory? Sovereignty 20. There are four theories pertaining to the origins of the state. Which one describes people voluntarily giving up some of their rights in return for security? The Social Contract Theory 21. Which one of the following would best describe the government of the United States? Republic (ANSWER) Dictatorship Direct Democracy Autocracy Oligarchy Parliamentary government 22. What is a form of government in which powers are divided between a central government and several local governments? Federalism 23. What is the power to interpret laws? Judicial power 24. What is a government in which the power to rule is held by a small, usually selfappointed elite? Oligarchy 25. Which document describes the structure of the government and the rights of the American people? The Constitution 26. In this form of government the executive branch is chosen from the legislative branch. Parliamentary Government