Foundations of Government
What is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies?
What is government?
What type of government is controlled by a single person?
What is an autocracy?
Which group of colonists first developed a system of self-government in America?
Who were the Pilgrims?
What principle allows courts to interpret laws?
What is judicial review?
Which branch has the power to interpret laws?
What is the judicial branch?
What term describes everything a government decides to do?
What are public policies?
What type of government is ruled by religious leaders and religious law?
What is a theocracy?
Which document stated that a monarch’s power was not absolute?
What is the Magna Carta?
What system divides government into legislative, executive, and judicial branches?
What is separation of powers?
Which branch has the power to make laws?
What is the legislative branch?
What three basic powers must every government have?
What are legislative, executive, and judicial powers?
What system divides power between a central government and local governments?
What is federalism?
Which Enlightenment thinker most influenced the Declaration of Independence?
Who was John Locke?
What principle allows each branch to limit the powers of the others?
What are checks and balances?
What Senate tradition allows senators to block presidential appointments?
What is senatorial courtesy?
What principle states that government gets its power from the people?
What is popular sovereignty?
What type of government is controlled by a small group of people?
What is an oligarchy?
What idea says people agree to give government power to protect their rights?
What is the social contract?
What principle was Madison defending when he described power divided between governments?
What is federalism?
Which expressed powers include taxing, borrowing, and regulating trade?
What are trade and borrowing powers?
What belief says government should be restricted in what it can do?
What is limited government?
What system holds power in one central authority?
What is a unitary government?
Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence conflicts with slavery?
All men are created equal.”
What structure creates equal representation in the Senate but population-based representation in the House?
What is a bicameral legislature?
Which role do members of Congress perform when helping people in their district?
What is constituent servant?