U.S. Government EOC Florida set 1
Exam with Complete Solutions
Articles of Confederation - ANS-the first plan of government for the United States
Authoritarian - ANS-A type of government in which one person has absolute power.
"iron fist"
Bicameral - ANS-2 chambers; Congress has the Senate and the House of
Representatives
Bill of Rights - ANS-The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Capitalism - ANS-A form of an economy that promotes free trade, reduced government
intervention, and entrepreneurism
Caucus - ANS-A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates
for public office and to decide the platform.
Checks and Balances - ANS-A system that allows each branch of government to limit
the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Civil Rights - ANS-Basic human right's for all people
Communism - ANS-A political system in which the government owns all property and
dominates all aspects of life in a country.
(Cuba-Fidel Castro)
Conservative - ANS-A person who believes government power, particularly in the
economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom.
Declaration of Independence - ANS-1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental
Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain.
Line Item Veto - ANS-Presidential power to strike, or remove, specific items from a
spending bill without vetoing the entire package; declared unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court.
Lobbyist - ANS-A person engaged in trying to influence legislators or other public
officials in favor of a specific cause
, Magna Carta - ANS-1215 document that limited the king's ability to tax English nobles
and that guaranteed due process and a right to trial
Majority Rule - ANS-A decision making process that follows the will of the majority.
Monarchy - ANS-A monarchy has a king or queen, who sometimes has absolute power.
Power is passed along through the family.
Oligarchy - ANS-A form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small,
usually self-appointed elite.
Pardon - ANS-A declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment.
Pocket Veto - ANS-A veto taking place when Congress adjourns within 10 days of
submitting a bill to the president, who simply lets it die by neither signing nor vetoing it.
Political Action Committee (PAC) - ANS-A committee set up by a corporation, labor
union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary
donations
Popular Sovereignty - ANS-rule by the people
Precedent - ANS-an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
Ratify - ANS-To approve
Republic - ANS-A form of government in which the people select representatives to
govern them and make laws.
Reserved Powers - ANS-Powers given to the state government alone
Separation of Powers - ANS-the division of power among the legislative, executive, and
judicial branches of government
Social Contract Theory - ANS-A voluntary agreement between the government and the
governed
Suffrage - ANS-Right to vote
Supremacy Clause - ANS-states the National Government can override the State
Government
Theocracy - ANS-A government controlled by religious leaders
Exam with Complete Solutions
Articles of Confederation - ANS-the first plan of government for the United States
Authoritarian - ANS-A type of government in which one person has absolute power.
"iron fist"
Bicameral - ANS-2 chambers; Congress has the Senate and the House of
Representatives
Bill of Rights - ANS-The first ten amendments to the Constitution
Capitalism - ANS-A form of an economy that promotes free trade, reduced government
intervention, and entrepreneurism
Caucus - ANS-A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates
for public office and to decide the platform.
Checks and Balances - ANS-A system that allows each branch of government to limit
the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Civil Rights - ANS-Basic human right's for all people
Communism - ANS-A political system in which the government owns all property and
dominates all aspects of life in a country.
(Cuba-Fidel Castro)
Conservative - ANS-A person who believes government power, particularly in the
economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom.
Declaration of Independence - ANS-1776 statement, issued by the Second Continental
Congress, explaining why the colonies wanted independence from Britain.
Line Item Veto - ANS-Presidential power to strike, or remove, specific items from a
spending bill without vetoing the entire package; declared unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court.
Lobbyist - ANS-A person engaged in trying to influence legislators or other public
officials in favor of a specific cause
, Magna Carta - ANS-1215 document that limited the king's ability to tax English nobles
and that guaranteed due process and a right to trial
Majority Rule - ANS-A decision making process that follows the will of the majority.
Monarchy - ANS-A monarchy has a king or queen, who sometimes has absolute power.
Power is passed along through the family.
Oligarchy - ANS-A form of government in which the power to rule is held by a small,
usually self-appointed elite.
Pardon - ANS-A declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment.
Pocket Veto - ANS-A veto taking place when Congress adjourns within 10 days of
submitting a bill to the president, who simply lets it die by neither signing nor vetoing it.
Political Action Committee (PAC) - ANS-A committee set up by a corporation, labor
union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary
donations
Popular Sovereignty - ANS-rule by the people
Precedent - ANS-an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
Ratify - ANS-To approve
Republic - ANS-A form of government in which the people select representatives to
govern them and make laws.
Reserved Powers - ANS-Powers given to the state government alone
Separation of Powers - ANS-the division of power among the legislative, executive, and
judicial branches of government
Social Contract Theory - ANS-A voluntary agreement between the government and the
governed
Suffrage - ANS-Right to vote
Supremacy Clause - ANS-states the National Government can override the State
Government
Theocracy - ANS-A government controlled by religious leaders
