Question 1 A)Multiple Choice. In a parliamentary system, who typically appoints the head of government?(1 point) Responses The people through election The people through election The judiciary The judiciary The legislature The legislature The monarch The monarch Question 2 A)Matching. Match the type of government with the best description.(6 points) Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse. Oligarchy Autocracy Confederal System Democracy Unitary System Federal System A centralized government system where all of the power is held by one central agency.A government in which all power rests with the people/citizens.A government system that is an alliance of independent states.A government system where power is divided between a central government and lower levels of government.A government in which citizens have no rights and a small group of people hold all the power.A government in which citizens have no rights and one person has absolute power and control. Question 3 A)Multiple Choice. In a presidential system, who typically appoints the head of government?(1 point) Responses The monarch The monarch The legislature The legislature The judiciary The judiciary The people through election The people through election Question 4 A)Multiple Choice. In a direct democracy, how are laws typically enacted?(1 point) Responses By popular vote of all citizens By popular vote of all citizens Through elected representatives Through elected representatives By a monarch By a monarch Through a council of elders Through a council of elders Question 5 A)Dropdown.(1 point) The was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting his power, and placed limits of royal authority by establishing law as a power in itself. Question 6 A)Multiple Choice. Which philosopher's ideas greatly influenced the concept of separation of powers in government?(1 point) Responses Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes John Locke John Locke Montesquieu Montesquieu Jean-Jacques Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau Question 7 A) Multiple Choice. Read the excerpt, then answer the question that follows. The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but to have only the law of nature for his rule. - Second Treatise on Government (1689) Which Enlightenment philosopher wrote that excerpt and whose ideas are reflected in the Declaration of Independence's emphasis on natural rights? (1 point) Responses John Locke John Locke Jean-Jacques Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau Montesquieu Montesquieu Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes Question 8 A)True or False. The Three-Fifths Compromise resolved a disagreement over Representation of slaves in the House of Representatives.(1 point) Responses True True False False Question 9 A)Multiple Choice. Which of the following was a significant weakness of the Articles of Confederation that the Constitution addressed?(1 point) Responses Lack of a national judiciary Lack of a national judiciary Excessive centralized power Excessive centralized power Absence of a standing army Absence of a standing army Inability to levy taxes Inability to levy taxes Question 10 A)Multiple Choice. Which principle of the Constitution ensures that no single branch of government becomes too powerful?(1 point) Responses Popular sovereignty Popular sovereignty Separation of powers Separation of powers Federalism Federalism Checks and balances Checks and balances Question 11 A)Dropdown.(1 point) was a primary concern of the Anti-Federalists during the ratification debates. Question 12 A)Multiple Choice. Which branch of government is responsible for interpreting laws and ensuring they are constitutional?(1 point) Responses Legislative Legislative Judicial Judicial Administrative Administrative Executive Executive Question 13 A)Multiple Choice. Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the system of checks and balances?(1 point) Responses The President declaring war without approval from Congress The President declaring war without approval from Congress Congress impeaching a Supreme Court Justice Congress impeaching a Supreme Court Justice The Supreme Court appointing a new member of Congress The Supreme Court appointing a new member of Congress The President vetoing a bill passed by Congress The President vetoing a bill passed by Congress Question 14 A)Multiple Choice. Under the U.S. Constitution, which level of government retains powers not delegated to the national government?(1 point) Responses State governments State governments Municipal governments Municipal governments County governments County governments Tribal governments Tribal governments Question 15 A)Drag & Drop. Match the constitutional power to the correct example of this power.(5 points) Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse. Response area: Powers explicitly granted to the federal government by the Constitution. Example: Coining money, declaring war Response area: Powers not expressly stated but inferred from the Constitution's necessary and proper clause. Example: Creating a national bank, building interstate highways Response area: Powers shared by both the federal and state governments. Example: Taxation, law enforcement Response area: Powers not granted to the federal government and reserved for the states or the people. Example: Creating public schools, intrastate commerce Response area: Powers explicitly prohibited to the federal government. Example: Conduct illegal search and seizure, prohibit freedom of speech Denied PowersEnumerated PowersReserved PowersImplied PowersConcurrent Powers Question 16 A) Multiple Choice. Read the excerpt, then answer the question that follows. This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding. -Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution According to the Supremacy Clause, what takes precedence if there is a conflict between federal and state laws? (1 point) Responses State laws State laws Federal laws Federal laws Presidential decrees Presidential decrees International treaties International treaties

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Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 1: A)
Response: The legislature

Question 2: A)

  • Oligarchy: A government in which citizens have no rights and a small group of people hold all the power.
  • Autocracy: A government in which citizens have no rights and one person has absolute power and control.
  • Confederal System: A government system that is an alliance of independent states.
  • Democracy: A government in which all power rests with the people/citizens.
  • Unitary System: A centralized government system where all of the power is held by one central agency.
  • Federal System: A government system where power is divided between a central government and lower levels of government.

Question 3: A)
Response: The people through election

Question 4: A)
Response: By popular vote of all citizens

Question 5: A)
Response: Magna Carta

Question 6: A)
Response: Montesquieu

Question 7: A)
Response: John Locke

Question 8: A)
Response: True

Question 9: A)
Response: Inability to levy taxes

Question 10: A)
Response: Checks and balances

Question 11: A)
Response: Individual rights

Question 12: A)
Response: Judicial

Question 13: A)
Response: The President vetoing a bill passed by Congress

Question 14: A)
Response: State governments

Question 15: A)

  • Denied Powers: Conduct illegal search and seizure, prohibit freedom of speech
  • Enumerated Powers: Coining money, declaring war
  • Implied Powers: Creating a national bank, building interstate highways
  • Concurrent Powers: Taxation, law enforcement
  • Reserved Powers: Creating public schools, intrastate commerce

Question 16: A)
Response: Federal laws