Introduction to Government

Which best describes the two main functions of US government? Government creates laws and provides leadership. Government pays for services and regulates the economy. Government provides money and responds to emergencies. Government provides public works and helps businesses.

Government creates laws and provides leadership.

Which best states a difference between voting in the US and in other countries? In some countries, citizens do not care enough to vote. In some countries, citizens do not have the right to vote. In some countries, citizens vote for communist leaders. In some countries, citizens vote for monarchs.

In some countries, citizens do not have the right to vote.

Citizens would most likely state their views about issues affecting their community during a Supreme Court hearing. a congressional hearing. a state senate meeting. a city council meeting.

a city council meeting.

One responsibility of the government is to provide public works, which includes

building bridges and roads

A country governed by a central party is best characterized as communist. democratic. capitalist. aristocratic.

communist.

The part of the US government that carries out laws is the legislative branch. judicial branch. executive branch. congressional branch.

executive branch.

The part of the US government that interprets laws is the executive branch. vice president. Senate. judicial branch.

judicial branch.

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 is why the US government is needed. must control people. is not needed. must not control people.

not b

The division of the US government into three branches is called public welfare. separation of powers. public works. separation of Congress.

separation of powers.

The document that provides the structure for the US government is the Declaration of Independence. the Articles of Confederation. the US Constitution. the Bill of Rights.

the US Constitution.