Combined: Foundations of Government + Intro to Government

The head of the Judicial Branch is:

A Government where power rests in the hands of a single individual:

Which feature does not make up a state:

A government in which citizens elect delegates

Powers of Congress are described in Article

What is one disadvantage of a direct democracy?

This viewpoint believes that some leaders are chosen by a god.

"We the people..." is the beginning of which document?

The President is the head of the _______ branch and gets his powers in Article ________

When was the Constitution written?

Proposed at the Constitutional Convention, suggested that representation be based on population

This means that the government has supreme power or authority. 

The theory tracing the origins of government to the head of a family

Represents a vast group of individuals with the same language, culture, or religion

Article 4 of the U.S. Constitution focuses on

Which is not an element of democracy

Breaks down into state and federal courts:

Number of articles:

What was a strength of the Articles of Confederation?

An oligarchy can be a dictatorship

There are _______ amendments, the first ________ are called the Bill of Rights.

What life would be like without a government; anarchy and chaos.

What is an example of a bicameral legislature.

What is the breakdown of the U.S. Constitution (in order)

A representative democracy and a republic are the same thing

A Government where power rests in the hands of privileged individuals:

The right to overthrow a system of government is traced back to John Locke's

The Powers of the President are described in Article:

True or False: A Constitutional Monarchy is also an Autocracy. 

This was the first form of government in the United States?