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Foundations of Government
Foundations of Government
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Learn about the basics of government
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1
In this system, independent states give limited power to a central government
Unitary
Federal
Bicameral
Confederal
2
Which of the following is not a Theory of Rule
Force Theory
Divine Right of Kings
Evolution Theory
Tyranny Theory
3
Rule by few is a(n)
Theocracy
Monarchy
Republic
Oligarchy
4
Which person was most closely associated with Social Contract Theory
Thomas Aquinas
Napoleon
John Locke
King Louis XIV
5
Which classical form of government meets regularly and votes on all laws, leaders and issues
indirect democracy
direct democracy
Republic
Representative democracy
6
In a monarchy the King or Queen has
Absolute Power
No Power
Nominal power
Some Power
7
Eminant Domain is when the government takes
Public property for private use
Private property for private use
Private property for public use
Public property for public use
8
The ability to make your own choices of work, business, property and money
freedom
freedom of speech
free talents
free enterprise
9
This entitles you fair treatment under the law
Equality
Self Government
Liberty
Ideal
10
Which one of these is not a Principle of American Democracy
Compromise
Rule of Law
Citizen Partcipation
Religion
11
This is another name for the general welfare
Policy
Social Contract
Public Good
Taxes
12
A perfect model is an
unreal
fiction
ideal
idea
13
People are the ultimate source of this
Self Government
Ideal
Equality
Liberty
14
Less than half of the population is
popular
majority
unpopular
minority
15
A political unit with the power to make and enforce laws over a group of people
Territory
Province
State
Continent
16
Which two are characteristics of a state?
Territory and Legal System
Population and Government
Sovereignty and Military
Public Projects and Government
17
The ability or freedom to act as you choose
Ideal
Equality
Liberty
Self Government
18
The five functions of government include all of the following except
Provide a President
Maintain Order
National Security
Provide Services
19
This government has a King or Queen and a Prime Minister
Constitutional Monarchy
Democracy
Oligarchy
Dictatorship
20
In this system, power is concentrated in the central government
Bicameral
Unitary
Confederal
Federal
21
In this system, the executive and legislative branches are combined
Presidential
Parlimentary
Theocracy
Dictatorship
22
Which one of these systems is NOTa way to organize national power
Unitary
Bicameral
Confederal
Federal
23
Government formed as a result of people agreeing to submit to authority of a state
Social Contract Theory
Divine Right
Natural Law
Force Theory
24
We have a two-party system because of this principle
rule of law
majority rule
worth of the individual
minority right
25
This is the process by which government carries out decisions
Politics
Voting
Court Order
Law
26
Which of the following is not one of the three P's of government?
Power
Policy
Politics
People
27
Made up of formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made
Government
State
Nation
Church
28
When rulers are seen as right and proper by the important segment of the population
Papacy
Popularity
Godly
Legitimacy
29
The supreme power of the state to act within its territory and to have absolute authority
Legitimacy
Sovereignty
Eminant Domain
Policy
30
Hitler and Nazi Germany are an example of what classical form of government
Theocracy
Democracy
Dictatorship
Republic