HSA GOVERNMENT FINAL EXAM REVIEW EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Confederate Government - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Power given to the states. The national government
is weak. Type of the government the south had during the civil war.
Federal Government - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a system in which power is shared among state and
national authorities
Unitary Government - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅type of government that centralizes all the powers of
government into one central authority
Authoritarian - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
Communism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A political and economic system where factors of production are
collectively owned and directed by the government
Dictatorship - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a government controlled by one person or a small group of
people; usually through control of the military
Monarchy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A government ruled by a king or queen
Oligarchy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅government in which ruling power belongs to a few privaledged
people
Totalitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅government control over every aspect of public and private life
Democracy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of
citizens who can elect people to represent them
,Declaration of Independence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The document approved by representatives of
the American colonies in 1776 that stated their grievances against the British monarch and declared
their independence.
Articles of Confederation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the document that created the first central
government for the United States; it was replaced by the Constitution in 1789
Dissent - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Disagreement with or opposition to an opinion
Expressed Powers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the
constitution
Preamble - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Introduction to the Constitution
Tranquility - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅peacefulness
Majority Rule - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a system in which the decision of more than half the people is
accepted by all; with the rights of the minority protected
Popular Sovereignty - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅people hold the final authority in all matters of
government
Checks and Balances - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A system that allows each branch of government to limit
the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Exclusive Power - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-powers delegated to the national government but not to the
states
Concurent Power - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅power shared by both level (state/ federal government)
, Federalism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a system in which power is divided between the national and state
governments
Implied Power - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a power not specified for Congress in the constitution but is
necessary for congress to carry out its delegated powers; as long as it is done properly
Judicial Review - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of
local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
Representative Democracy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a government in which citizens choose a smaller
group to govern on their behalf
Rule of Law - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
Supremacy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The highest authority; US Constitution has supremacy over state
laws, state laws have supremacy over local laws
Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution, containing a list
of individual rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
Civil Liberty - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the
laws of the country
Ex Post Facto Law - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a law that would allow a person to be punished for an action
that was not against the law when it was committed
Petition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a formal written request to a government body, formal request to
someone in authority, usually written and signed by a group of people
Search and Seizure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the search for and taking of persons and property as
evidence of crime
AND ANSWERS
Confederate Government - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Power given to the states. The national government
is weak. Type of the government the south had during the civil war.
Federal Government - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a system in which power is shared among state and
national authorities
Unitary Government - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅type of government that centralizes all the powers of
government into one central authority
Authoritarian - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
Communism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A political and economic system where factors of production are
collectively owned and directed by the government
Dictatorship - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a government controlled by one person or a small group of
people; usually through control of the military
Monarchy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A government ruled by a king or queen
Oligarchy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅government in which ruling power belongs to a few privaledged
people
Totalitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅government control over every aspect of public and private life
Democracy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of
citizens who can elect people to represent them
,Declaration of Independence - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The document approved by representatives of
the American colonies in 1776 that stated their grievances against the British monarch and declared
their independence.
Articles of Confederation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the document that created the first central
government for the United States; it was replaced by the Constitution in 1789
Dissent - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Disagreement with or opposition to an opinion
Expressed Powers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅powers that congress has that are specifically listed in the
constitution
Preamble - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Introduction to the Constitution
Tranquility - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅peacefulness
Majority Rule - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a system in which the decision of more than half the people is
accepted by all; with the rights of the minority protected
Popular Sovereignty - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅people hold the final authority in all matters of
government
Checks and Balances - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A system that allows each branch of government to limit
the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Exclusive Power - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅-powers delegated to the national government but not to the
states
Concurent Power - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅power shared by both level (state/ federal government)
, Federalism - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a system in which power is divided between the national and state
governments
Implied Power - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a power not specified for Congress in the constitution but is
necessary for congress to carry out its delegated powers; as long as it is done properly
Judicial Review - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws and actions of
local, state, or national governments unconstitutional
Representative Democracy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a government in which citizens choose a smaller
group to govern on their behalf
Rule of Law - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅principle that the law applies to everyone, even those who govern
Supremacy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The highest authority; US Constitution has supremacy over state
laws, state laws have supremacy over local laws
Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The first ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution, containing a list
of individual rights and liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
Civil Liberty - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the
laws of the country
Ex Post Facto Law - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a law that would allow a person to be punished for an action
that was not against the law when it was committed
Petition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a formal written request to a government body, formal request to
someone in authority, usually written and signed by a group of people
Search and Seizure - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the search for and taking of persons and property as
evidence of crime
