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Who is the ultimate source of authority in a democracy?
a) The people
b) Religious leaders
c) A dictator
d) Supreme court

A justification for the American Revolution can be found in which of the following historical documents?
a) Mayflower Compact
b) Constitution
c) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d) Declaration of Independence

How are our president and vice president elected?
a) By popular vote
b) By members of Congress
c) Through an Electoral College
d) By the state legislatures

Which issue most directly led to the American Revolution?
a) Triangular Slave Trade
b) Taxation without representation
c) Freedom of speech
d) Indian affairs

Which is a characteristic of the American government?
a) Direct democracy
b) Limited rights
c) Dictatorship
d) Representative democracy

FEDERALISM divides power among . . .
a) Three branches of government
b) The King and Parliament
c) Federal and State governments
d) Democrats and Republicans

The term Popular Sovereignty means that the authority of a government comes from . . .
a) The people
b) The President
c) Congress
d) The Supreme Court

Which branch is divided into the House and the Senate?
a) Legislative
b) Executive
c) Judicial
d) None

Who is the head of the executive branch?
a) The Supreme Court
b) The President
c) The Senate
d) The Cabinet

The fact that each branch of government must be separate from the others and function on its own is known as the principle of _______.
a) popular sovereignty
b) rule of law
c) separation of powers
d) checks and balances

The framers designed a system of checks and balances to
a) Share power between the national and state governments.
b) Make sure that the Constitution was the supreme law of the land.
c) Make it difficult but not impossible to amend the Constitution.
d) Keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.

Which Branch of Government Is It? -General Assembly /Congress
a) Legislative
b) Executive
c) Judicial
d) None

Which Branch of Government Is It?-Governor /President
a) Legislative
b) Executive
c) Judicial
d) None

Which Branch of Government Is It?-Interprets laws
a) None
b) Legislative
c) Executive
d) Judicial

What principle of our U.S. Constitution prevents one branch from becoming more powerful than the other?
a) Popular sovereignty
b) Checks and Balances
c) Rule of law
d) Federalism

What power is the Supreme Court using when it overturns laws and executive orders that it finds unconstitutional?
a) Popular Sovereignty
b) Judicial Review
c) Impeachment
d) Pardon Power

What does the “Supremacy Clause” state?
a) Only the national government can raise an army
b) The Constitution is the highest law in the land
c) States keep powers not given to the federal government
d) The federal and state governments share the power to tax

Who presides over the North Carolina state senate and votes in case of a tie?
a) Speaker of the House
b) Commissioner of Agriculture
c) Senate Majority Leader
d) Lieutenant Governor

Cases that involve the NC Constitution are heard in which court?
a) NC Supreme Court
b) NC Court of Appeals
c) NC Superior Court
d) NC District Court

Although other parties do exist in the United States, the Democratic and Republican parties dominate the government, giving the United States the tradition of this type of system.
a) Multi Party
b) Two Party
c) Plurality
d) Ward

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