"Jus sanguinis" means:

You are a citizen of what your parents are citizens of

In a unitary system of government:

the central government has the power

What is gerrymandering?

Manipulating a voting district to get support for a group

the central government grants powers to lower units

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1
The region where the state and dominant ethnicity started/is concentrated is called the:
best region
capital region
central region
core region
2
A child born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants is a citizen.
true
false
3
"Jus sanguinis" means:
You are a citizen of what your parents are citizens of
You have citizenship in more than one country
You are a citizen of where you are born
You cannot legally become a citizen
4
Some capitals are intended to bring more population to less populous areas. This is called:
a colonial capital
a forward capital
an inland capital
a compromise capital
5
In a unitary system of government:
all government officials are united by ethnicity
the central government has the power
the power is split between central and smaller subunits
the smaller units have the power
6
Which of the following would NOT be considered part of the public sector?
Owning a restaurant
Teaching
Highway construction
Military service
7
The United States is a good example of a confederation.
true
false
8
Native American reservations in the U.S. are an example of:
gerrymandering
semi-autonomous regions
chiefdoms
confederations
9
North Korea is:
all of the above
communist
a dictatorship
crazy, messed up, and cuckoo for cocoa puffs
10
What is gerrymandering?
A distant cousin of Jerry Seinfeld
An illegal way to get your candidate to win
Manipulating a voting district to get support for a group
A way to raise campaign funds without getting caught
11
The systems of communication, transportation, and power supplies are called:
basics of life
mixed economies
infrastructure
private sector
12
All of these refer to political power in a single individual or a small group EXCEPT:
dictatorship
oligarchy
Marxism
totalitarianism
13
Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is an example of:
a compromise capital
a forward capital
a colonial capital
a centrally located capital
14
Democracies in today's world are representative democracies.
true
false
15
Devolution is when:
all of the above
the central government grants powers to lower units
a civil war occurs and splits up countries
a country invades and takes over a new area

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