Unit 1 Review

The following are all theories of how government came to exist EXCEPT

Which theory about how governments were created is centered around a monarch who claimed power through a god or gods?

What is a key characteristic of capitalism's free market system?

In Karl Marx's theories about communism, which group actually produces the goods?

In which kind of economic system does the government own MOST of the means of production?

Which of the following is an example of a service provided by the government to all citizens?

Which type of government involves rule by a small group of people, often those who are wealthy or have military backing?

In a totalitarian government, the government has how much control over citizens' lives?

What is the study of how people and nations use their limited resources to attempt to satisfy wants and needs?

Which U.S. Amendment is an example of a constitution being updated to make a custom into law?

In a democracy,

Fill in the blank: After the Great Depression, the U.S. government _____________ its role in the economy.

An economy that combines elements of both socialism and capitalism is called what kind of economy?

A state without a government or laws would fall into what?

According to Thomas Hobbes, what is the government’s responsibility to the people?

What is one of the main differences between a nation or a state/country?

Who holds the powers in a confederacy?

How is government defined?

Which economic system has the goal of one social class and all property held in common?

Which of the following is one of the essential features of a state?

A nation is defined as what?

In a federal system of government, which level of government holds the power?

The three types of government systems are:

What document is the supreme law of the land and provides a government with the rules and structures it needs to work?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three questions that all economic systems must answer?

The United States has what kind of government?

In a democracy, where does power come from?

Labor, as a factor of production, is described as...

The government in Swaziland is an example of what kind of monarchy?

In a constitutional monarchy, the monarch...