Hon' U'S' Government Review Cards

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Hon. U.S. Government Review Cards
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• ______ is the power to make law and frame public
  policies.

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• Legislative power

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• A ______ is the body of fundamental laws setting
  out the principles, structures, and processes of
  government.

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• Constitution

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• Under a system of _______, the government must
  resign if defeated by the legislature on an
  important issue.

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• Parliamentary government

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• A _________, often described as a centralized
  government, is one in which all powers held by
  the government belong to a single, central agency.

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• Unitary government

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• In a ________ supreme authority rests solely with
  the people.

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• democracy

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• _______ is the process of accommodating different
  needs and viewpoints.

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• Compromise

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• Government of the people, by the people, for the
  people describes a system of government in which
  the people are ______________.

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• sovereign

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• Population, territory, government, and
  sovereignty are the defining characteristics of a
  _________.

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• state

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• The power to interpret laws, determine their
  meaning, and settle disputes within a society is
  known as _______.

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• Judicial power

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• The structure of a _________ requires that power
  be divided between a states central and local
  levels of government.

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• Federal government (federalism)

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• Private ownership and free markets are
  characteristics of a __________.

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• Free enterprise system (market economy)

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• The _________ states that when supplies of goods
  and services become plentiful, prices tend to
  drop.

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• Law of supple and demand

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• Every state is _______ because it has absolute
  power within its territory and can determine its
  own foreign and domestic policies.

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• Sovereign

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• A(n) _________ is a government in which a single
  person holds unlimited political power.

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• Autocracy

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• What form of government has these
  characteristics
• Executive is chosen by the legislature
• The prime minister and cabinet are part of the
  legislature
• The prime minister and cabinet must resign if
  they lose the support of a majority of the
  legislature.

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• Parliamentary government

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• A _________ government is one in which power is
  divided between and central government and local
  governments.

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• Federal

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• The dominant political unit in the world today is
  the ________.

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• state

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• What idea did the theory underlying the
  development of modern democracies challenge?

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• The idea that those of royal birth have absolute
  authority to rule.

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• Locke, Harrington, Hobbes, and Rousseau would
  most likely agree that the _____ exists to serve
  the will of the people.

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• State

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• What are the two broad purposes of the U.S.
  government spelled out in the Preamble to the
  Constitution?

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• Provide for justice and the peoples general
  welfare.

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• All political powers in a state are concentrated
  at the central level under which form of
  government?

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• Unitary

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• In a democracy, the will of the majority cannot
  be used to __________.

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• Deprive the rights to a member of the minority
  group.

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• Population, territory, and government are
  characteristics of a _______.

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• State

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• What do the individual 50 states and local
  governments lack?

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• Sovereignty

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• Where do you find these purposes of government
• defending the nation against foreign enemies
• insuring order and domestic tranquility
• promoting the general welfare of the citizens

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• Preamble to the Constitution

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• What form of government exists in Cuba, Costa
  Rica, and France?

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• Unitary

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• What does Botswana have in common with the U.S.?

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• It is a democracy.

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• What type of government do the countries of
  Brazil and Syria have in common?

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• Presidential form of government

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• What form of government does the U.S. have?

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• Federal Republic

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• In which form of government can the executive
  branch be forced from office for failing to win
  the legislatures support on a major issue?

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• Parliamentary