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American Constitution is the oldest still in force in the world. The authors of the Constitution saw that the future might bring a need for changes, so they (1)______ a method of adding (2)_______ . Over the years 26 amendments have been added, but the basic text hasn't been (3)_______ .

The Constitutuon (4)________ the powers of the government into three branches: the (5) _______ headed by the President; the (6)_______, which includes both (7)_______ of Congress (the Senate and the House of Representatives) and the (8)________ which is headed by the Supreme Court. The Constitution limits the role of each (9)______ to prevent any one branch from gaining undue (10)_______ .

1Can you name at least five functions of a government?

2What criterion did Aristotle use to define types of government?

3What does the word ‘democracy' mean?

4What are the main characteristics of a true democracy?

5Explain the difference between an absolute monarchy and a constitutional monarchy.

6Compare the terms 'totalitarian government' and ‘authoritarian government'.

7Explain the meaning of the term ‘separation of powers'.

8What major functions does a legislature perform?

9What is the executive responsible for?

10Who is typically the Head of Government in a presidential system and a parliamentary system?

11What is the role of the judiciary in the system of government?

12What is the purpose of the system of checks and balances?