POLI330N Week 1 Edapt Assignment: Constitutionalism and Foundations of American Democracy

POLI330N Week 1 Edapt Assignment: Constitutionalism and Foundations of American Democracy

1. What is the primary role of government in society?

To operate solely for the benefit of the ruling elite​

To control all aspects of citizens’ personal lives

To ensure that every citizen has equal wealth and status​

To rule a land and its people through formal political arrangements

2. The U.S. Constitution was written in 1787

3. ____is designed to balance the need for citizen involvement with the practicalities of governing a large and diverse nation.

Direct democracy​

Representative democracy​

Oligarchy

Monarchy

4. Match the type of government to its description.

Description	Type of Government

 

All power is concentrated in the hands of a single ruler without checks and balances.

Autocracies

 

A small group of people control the government and make decisions for the rest of the population.

Oligarchies

 

Governed by a set of laws or a constitution that limits the power of government officials.

Constitutional governments

 

Seek to dominate every aspect of public and private life, including citizens’ thoughts and beliefs.

Totalitarian states

 

Government maintains strict control over political life, limiting individual freedoms.

Authoritarian regimes

 

Power is vested in the people, either directly or through elected representatives.

Democracies

5. What is a constitutional government?​

A government structure where decisions are made solely based on religious laws and doctrines​

A type of government where all decisions are made through direct democracy without any written law

A form of government without established laws, and rulers have absolute power​

A government by a set of laws or a constitution that limits the power of government officials and ensures that individual rights are protected

6. Which of the following best describes an autocracy?

A system of government where a single individual holds absolute power without checks and balances

A system of government where power is distributed among elected representatives​

A system of government where a small group of elites hold power

A system of government where citizens vote directly on all major decisions……………………..purchase and download all the correct answers for $10 only.