Which is NOT a restraint imposed on the United States government ?

A. Presidential supremacy
B. Federalism
C. Separation of powers
D. Checks and balances

Congressional representation is based on______________?

A. Single member constituency system
B. Proportional representation
C. Parliamentary system
D. Both single-member constituency and proportional representation

The favorable evaluation of presidents is based on______________?

A. The caretaker role
B. Strict adherence to the written constitution
C. Dynamic political leadership
D. The teflon principle

The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to_________________?

A. Give more power to the government
B. Restrict the power of the government
C. Weaken the government
D. Make revolution impossible

The principle of the separation of powers________________?

A. Was imitated by the framers of the constitution from roman forms of government
B. Provides for an absolute separation of three branches of government
C. Is prescribed by the constitution
D. Was a notion the framers had to abandon

When did the United States government begin to function as a cohesive unit ?

A. At the signing of the declaration of independence
B. After the constitutional convention of 1788
C. At the inauguration of george washington in 1789
D. Both b and c

Most autocratic regimes have constitutions based on the principle of the_________?

A. Rule of law
B. Rule of men
C. Rule of public authority
D. Rule of the majority

What models did the frames of the Constitution use for the office of the presidency ?

A. The european monarchs
B. Middle eastern dynasties
C. American indian chiefdoms
D. None

Constitution are_________________?

A. Signed documents
B. Instruments for limiting governmental power
C. Possible only in industrial societies
D. Characteristic of democracies only

The powers held by the states include those that are________________?

A. Reserved
B. Delegated
C. Confederate
D. Legislative