front 1 One responsibility of the government is to provide public works, which includes | back 1 building bridges and roads |
front 2 The part of the US government that interprets laws is the executive branch. vice president. Senate. judicial branch. | back 2 judicial branch. |
front 3 In the US government, citizens play a key role in foreign policy. business. economic policy. elections. | back 3 elections. |
front 4 Which form of government serves the interests of royal family members? a democracy a monarchy a theocracy an oligarchy | back 4 a monarchy |
front 5 A purpose of government in the United States is to guarantee power for a single leader. guarantee rights for people worldwide. guarantee rights for its citizens. guarantee power for a few leaders. | back 5 guarantee rights for its citizens. |
front 6 Which statement best describes the two main functions of US government? It creates laws and provides leadership. It pays for services and controls the prices of goods. It provides loans and responds to emergencies. It organizes public works and helps businesses. | back 6 It creates laws and provides leadership. |
front 7 A country governed by a central party is best characterized as communist. democratic. capitalist. aristocratic. | back 7 communist. |
front 8 State governments must follow which type of laws? local federal regional judicial | back 8 federal |
front 9 The part of the US government that carries out laws is the legislative branch. judicial branch. executive branch. congressional branch. | back 9 executive branch. |
front 10 Which best describes how the US government affects the economy? The government builds hospitals, regulates schools, and makes business rules. The government builds roads, regulates business, and makes job safety rules. The government builds police stations, regulates hospitals, and makes industrial rules. The government builds firehouses, regulates roads, and provides emergency services. | back 10 The government builds roads, regulates business, and makes job safety rules. |
front 11 What is the main reason voters choose political candidates? to represent their interests in the economy to create policies that favor them to get rid of policies they do not like to represent their interests in government | back 11 to represent their interests in government |
front 12 Read the quote from James Madison. If men were angels, no government would be necessary. . . . In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: you must first enable the government to control the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to control itself. The main idea that Madison addresses in this passage is why the US government is needed. must be weak. is not needed. must be strong. | back 12 is needed. |
front 13 The division of the US government into three branches is called public welfare. separation of powers. public works. separation of Congress. | back 13 separation of powers. |
front 14 The government provides a number of public safety services, including health inspections. workplace regulations. interstate transportation. law enforcement. | back 14 law enforcement. |
front 15 Which statement best describes how the US Constitution affects the separation of powers in the federal government? It divides government into three branches, overseen by the president. It guarantees that separate branches of government have similar powers. It divides government into three branches with separate powers. It guarantees that separate branches of government have unlimited powers. | back 15 It divides government into three branches with separate powers. |
front 16 The government provides a number of public welfare services, including emergency response. public education. criminal trials. electric power. | back 16 public education. |
front 17 Which practice is not an effective way for people to influence government policies? voting for or against the president of the United States discussing a policy with peers who share the same view voting for or against public safety and welfare services campaigning for a representative who is a policy expert | back 17 discussing a policy with peers who share the same view |
front 18 Which statement best describes a similarity between voting in the US and in other democratic countries? In some countries, citizens do not have the right to vote. In some countries, citizens have the right to vote but choose not to. In some countries, citizens vote for communist leaders. In some countries, citizens vote for monarchs. | back 18 In some countries, citizens have the right to vote but choose not to. |
front 19 An example of a public safety service a government provides state-run hospitals public schools interstate highways police officers | back 19 police officers |