Unit 1 Foundations of Government

Question 1

Which system of government gives the national government very little power?

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confederal

Question 2

Based on private ownership, profit, and competition.

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free enterprise system

Question 3

Which system of government gives the national government all the power (or majority power)?

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unitary

Question 4

Every state must have this except:

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a war.

Question 5

Which form of government is guided by a set of religious ideas?

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theocracy

Question 6

The concept that the largest group will be right more often than it is wrong.

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majority rule

Question 7

A state differs from a nation in that

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nations need territory, but states do not.

Question 8

All of the following are Functions of Government EXCEPT:

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provide for the public consumption.

Question 9

Iran is an example of this government

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theocracy

Question 10

Which is most true about the economic system in the United States?

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Government plays a very limited, hands-off role.

Question 11

The power to interpret laws is the legislative branch.

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False

Question 12

A pure democracy allows the minority an equal voice with the majority.

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False

Question 13

How can the U.S. be considered a constitutional republic, not a democracy?

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Representatives of the people express the popular will.

Question 14

Institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.

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Government

Question 15

“The law must be reasonable, fair, and impartial.” This is a definition of the concept of

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justice.

Question 16

Which government is one in which the ruler(s) seek control of all aspects of life?

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totalitarian

Question 17

A government in which a single person holds unlimited political power.

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autocracy

Question 18

In a parliamentary government,

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the prime minister belongs to both the executive and legislative branches.

Question 19

An example of a dictatorship is

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North Korea

Question 20

Which government type is a rule by a small group of wealthy people?

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oligarchy

Question 21

The system of government giving state and local governments more power than the national government.

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confederal

Question 22

In this form of government, the people elect others to represent them in government

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republic

Question 23

In this government, a king or queen is limited by law.

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constitutional monarchy

Question 24

The state is defined by the following except:

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religion.

Question 25

The legislative and executive branches are coequal.

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presidential government

Question 26

Power resides in the hands of the central government and local governments are secondary in a

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unitary government.

Question 27

This is the type of government that historically has been most used by countries.

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monarchy

Question 28

Someone with certain rights and responsibilities in a state is a citizen.

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True

Question 29

The power to make laws.

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legislative power

Question 30

The foundations of the U.S. government resembles the

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social contract theory

Question 31

The Divine Right Theory became influential in the foundation of the United States.

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False

Question 32

The power to carry out and enforce laws.

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executive power

Question 33

The theory where power given to rulers comes from God.

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divine right theory

Question 34

Government where one person has unlimited power.

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autocracy

Question 35

The United Kingdom is an example of which government?

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constitutional monarchy

Question 36

A government where a small group of people hold power.

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oligarchy

Question 37

Political scientists frequently classify governments according to

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who participates in the governing process.

Question 38

An alliance of independent states.

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confederation

Question 39

Which system of government shares power between the national and state governments?

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federal

Question 40

Which government is one in which citizens vote on laws/decisions?

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direct democracy

Unit 1 Foundations of Government

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Unit 1 Foundations of Government

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