American Government Chapter 1 Assessment Jeopardy Template

Define these terms	Fill in the Blank	Short Answer	True and False
100 What is Sovereignty The authority of a state to govern itself or another state	100 What is parliamentary government In a ___________ the executive branch of government is led by members of legislative branch	100 What is Democracy In this form of government, the government is responsible to the people	100 What is False The United States is not a sovereign state.
200 What is Oligarchy A small group of people, usually elite having control of a country, organization, or institution	200 What is Unitary Government A _________ is also known as a centralized government.	200 In an autocracy one person holds the power, whereas in an Oligarchy, a small usually elite group holds the power The difference between an autocracy and an oligarchy is.....	200 What is True Russia is the worlds largest state
300 What is Dictatorship A type of government in which the power is held by one person, who usually has total power	300 What is Constitution The basic structure and principles of a government may be found in its _________	300 Answers will vary Name three examples of a Dictorship, either present or past	300 What is True The President is a member of the Executive Branch
400 What is legislative power The power to make laws	400 What is Judicial Power The power of a court to decide and pronounce a judgment and carry it into effect, as well as interpret law	400 Direct Democracy, people vote on issues, and a simple majority vote decides. Whereas, a representative democracy, the people vote for representatives who then vote on issues for the people they represent. Explain the difference between direct democracy and representative democracy	400 What is False Great Britain is a dictatorship because it must answer solely to the will of the monarch. King/Queen
500 What is Constitution of the United States Begins. "We the People of the United States, in order to...."	500 Who is Ronald Raegan ________________ said, " Freedom is but one generation away from extinction..."	500 It would be a time consuming and burdensome process if everyone in the United States had to vote on every issue that arose. It is more practical to elect someone to do that voting in place of each person that they represent Explain why a representative democracy is more practical in modern day United States	500 What is True Today, Germany is a democracy

American Government Chapter 1 Assessment

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