Forms of Government
Monarchy
Which system of government has shared powers?
Federal
Federalism is defined as having ______ powers.
Shared
Which branch of government contains congress?
Legislative
Which article maps out the amendment process?
5
In what system of government do citizens vote on every issue?
Direct democracy
Which system of government has a strong national and weak local/state government?
Unitary
Coining money is which power of government?
Enumerated power
Which branch of government has the President in it?
Executive
What does it mean to ratify?
Approve
What Form of government is the United States?
Republic/Representative Democracy
Which system of government has a strong state government and weak national government?
Confederal
Who regulates elections? States or the Federal government?
States
Which Branch of Government interprets the law?
Judicial
What ratio (fraction) of states are required to ratify an amendment through voting?
What form of government has one person in charge?
Autocracy
Which system of government did we have in America in the past? (Prior to 1808)
Confederal
Which amendment reserves powers for the states?
Which influential thinker came up with the idea of Checks/balances and Separation of Powers?
Charles Montesquieu
What ratio (fraction) of votes is needed to secure congressional approval of a new amendment?
2/3
What form of government has a small group of people in charge? (Usually rich)
Oligarchy
How can a Federal system safeguard from tyranny?
(Ask your teacher to explain)
4
System in which each branch of government is prevented from being more powerful from another.
Why would the framers want the amendments to be difficult to pass?
(ask your teacher)