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Unit One Lesson Two Government
Unit One Lesson Two Government
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What is the most common form of government today?
dictatorship
Monarchy
Democracy
Theocracy
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A system of government in which a single ruler exercises supreme power based on heredity or divine right
Republic
Democracy
Monachies
Dictatorship
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Market economies are to individuals as command economies are to
entrepreneurs.
Custom
government planners.
Capitalism
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Which kind of government did the American colonists create when they formed the United States of America?
constitutional democracy
direct democracy
absolute monarchy
constitutional monarchy
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A system of government in which a single person or group exercises supreme power by controlling the military and police
Republic
Democracy
Dictatorship
Monarchy
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In the four factors of production, the word "capital" refers to
the knowledge and skills that workers bring to their jobs.
the machinery, buildings, tools, and equipment used to produce goods
the money needed to start a business.
all of the above
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An economic system that relies mainly on the central government to determine what goods and services to produce
Democracy
Command economy
Repbublic
Monarchy
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Referendum, initiative, and recall are examples of
direct democracy.
parliamentary democracy.
votes of no confidence.
theocracy.
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In a parliamentary democracy, the prime minister is chosen by
the legislative majority.
the voters.
the monarch.
the nation's highest court.
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Which government is an example of a confederal system of government?
the European Union today
France during the time of Napoleon
Germany under the leadership of Adolf Hitler
the United States under the Constitution
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A legislative assembly in which elected representatives debate and vote on proposed laws.
Republic
Democracy
Parliament
Dictatorship
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A nation in which supreme power rests with the citizens and is exercised by their elected representatives
Parliament
Monarchy
Democracy
Republic
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In what way are the economies of the United States and China similar?
Both are traditional economies.
Both are command economies.
Both are mixed economies.
Both are market economies.
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In which form of government is power the most centralized?
supranational organizational system
unitary system
confederal system
federal system
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A system of government in which citizens exercise supreme power, acting either directly on their own
Monarchy
Republic
Parliament
Democracies
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By definition, a federal system divides power between
the national government and the regional governments.
the major political parties.
the men and women.
the monarch and the citizens.
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An economic system in which decisions about what to produce and how are made on the basis of customs, beliefs
Republic
Command economy
Democracy
Traditional economy
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An economic system that relies mainly on markets to determine what goods and services to produce and how to produce them
Monarchy
Republic
Market economy
Traditional Economy
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No nation-states are organized as a confederation today because in such a system
states cannot unite for some purposes without also giving up the power
the central government is too weak to be effective.
an authoritarian regime is much more likely to emerge.
there is no flexibility for meeting local needs.
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What was one way in which Nazism differed from communism and fascism?
Under Nazism, the government owned all land and factories.
Under Nazism, all economic activity was for the benefit of the military.
Nazism gave the dictator supreme power over the nation.
Nazism was built on the myth of racial superiority.
