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1
The absence of government to control the actions of society would result in which type of gov.?
Compromise
Anarchy
Democracy
A dictatorship
2
Which type of tax money can be manipulated by congress to meet a certain need?
mandatory spending
absolute spending
discretionary spending
none can be manipulated
3
Which means complete and absolute power within your boundaries
government
sovereighnty
confederate
democracy
4
Under a parliamentary gov who is in control of Prime Minister
Courts
No one
King or Queen
Parliament
5
Who developed the Social Contract Theory?
Hobbes, Rousseau, Locke, Harrington, Paine
Hosler, Bolus, Fellens, Boland
None of the above
Bin Laden, Jefferson Davis, George Carl, Benedict Arnold
6
What purpose of gov do they use to justify law enforcement and national guard?
secure the blessings of freedom
promote the general welfare
provide for the common defense
ensure domestic tranquility
7
What percent of the budget do we allocate for the national defense?
90%
50%
60-70%
100%
8
The MOST dominant political unit in the world today is the
Government
Nation
State
Constitution
9
The social contract theory outlines that:
The state developed out of the voluntary act of free people
The state developed from the god given right at birth to rul
The state developed out of force
The state developed out of the early family
10
Who was the leader of the South during the Civil War
Robert E Lee
Jefferson Davis
Thomas Jefferson
Abe Lincoln
11
In a federal government political power is to be.....
unresponsive to will of the people
shared amongst all levels of gov
divided
none of the above
12
Which policy increased over 300% over the past 15 years
water
welfare
law enforcement
national defense
13
How many purposes of government are there?
7
5
6
4
14
Which of the theories of goverment was experienced through the family structure?
Social Contract
Divine Right
Evolution
Force
15
What are the programs enacted by government in order to take care of their citizens needs
Public policies
None of the above
Laws
Things to take care of their needs
16
Which state do we typically visit while going to Mexico
Tobasco
Chihuaha
Sonora
Sinoloa
17
How many states are there recognized around the world
300
100
400
195
18
Mexico has which type of government
conferate gov
communist gov
federal gov
presidential gov
19
Which of the purposes of gov did they use to justify the welfare system?
promote the general welfare
secure the blessings of freedom
Establish justice
provide for the common defense
20
How much money is the US Government short on its budget eacher fiscal year?
they are never short
1 trillion
5 trillion
3 trillion
21
What is Arizonas health care system called?
AHCCCS
none of the above
AHCCS
AHCS
22
In a presidential gov all power is to be......
shared amongst all levels of gov
unresponsive to the will of the people
divided amongst the branches
none of the above
23
The force theory outlines that:
The state developed from the god given right at birth to rul
The state developed out of force
The state developed out of the voluntary act of free people
The state developed out of the early family
24
What was the civil war fought over
Killing Abe Lincoln
Slavery
None of the above
Who should have political power, states or federal gov
25
To insure domestic tranquility the government is referring to:
Keeping the peace at home
Keeping the peace abroad
Keeping the peace of DVHS
None of the above
26
Ancient athens had which type of gov?
indirect democracy
Limited monarchy
confederation
direct democracy
27
Under a presidential government the branches are?
separate but equal in power
equal in number
paid the same
unable to check each other
28
Where is there today a form of direct democracy
Great Britain
None of the above
Saudi Arabia
Greece
29
In order to establish justice in the US government has created the....
Court system
Welfare system
Military
Police department
30
When individuals themselves rather than representatives make governmental policies and laws in
Direct democracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Representative democracy
31
Which theory of government did we use to base the US government on?
Social Contract theory
Force theory
evolution theory
Divine Right theory
32
How many states in Mexico
21
41
50
31
33
What does CSA stand for?
Nothing
Come Sail Away
Continental States of America
Confederate States of America
34
States that agree to form a ___ may only have the power given to them by the independent states
None of the above
An alliance
A democracy
A confederation
35
What is the subsidized housing program called?
Section 10
Section 2
Section 8
Section 1
36
Where can you find the purpose of government
Bill of rights
Preamble to the constitution
None of the above
Gettysburg address
37
Where does funding for public schools come from?
property tax
income tax
business tax
welfare tax
38
What type of tax money has to be spent on certain programs
mandatory spending
absolute spending
discretionary spending
negative spending
39
Which branch enforces the law
none of the above
legislative
executive
judicial
40
Which of these types of government did we use to model our current government after
Federal/presidential
Unitary/federal
Parliamentary/presidential
Confederation/unitary
41
Hitler gained power through which theory of government?
Social Contract theory
Divine Right theory
Evolution theory
Force theory
42
The divine right theory outlines that:
The state developed out of the voluntary act of free people
The state developed out of the early family
The state developed from the god given right at birth to rul
The state developed out of force
43
Which theory of gov was used during the 15-18 centuries in order to rule
Social Contract theory
Force theory
Evolution Theory
Divine Right theory
44
In a parliamentary democracy, the chief executive is:
Chosen by the party in the majority of the legislative body
Dick cheney
Chosen by the electoral college
Given the title of king of queen and absolute power
45
What is
not
required to have a state?
land or territory
sovereignty
taxes
people
46
In order to promote the general welfare the government has regulated which of the following
Food distribution
Subsidized housing
All of the above
Health care
47
In a parliamentary type of government what is the executives title:
President
Speaker of the House
Prime Minister
King or Queen
48
To be accountable to the people we have established which type of government?
totalitarian government
Representative democracy government
communist government
parliamentary government
49
To be accountable to the people and manageable, most democratic gov. rely on a system of ___ __
Totalitarianism
Monarchy
Communism
Representative democracy
50
Which branch interprets the law
judicial
legislative
none of the above
executive
51
How much money is needed to fund the US budget?
3.5 trillion
2 trillion
5 trillion
7 trillion
52
What is the name of the agency that looks after the nations water policy
EPA
PETA
NCAA
Congress
53
This type of goverment believed in a gov with a hereditary ruler
monarchy
Communist gov
Unitary gov
totalitarian gov
54
Which branch of government makes laws
judicial
legislative
none of the above
executive
55
Who was the most recent leader of Saudi Arabia, (just died)
Prince Charming
Prince Charles
Prince Abdullah
Prince Jaffar
56
In a democracy what is the executive's title
President
King or queen
Prime minister
Speaker of the house
57
What type of gov does Saudi Arabia have?
Unitary
Limited Monarchy
Absolute monarchy
Totalitarian
58
The most essential element today in the functioning of the US government is
A dictatorship
Leadership
An agreement
Compromise
59
England has which type of government?
limited monarchy
indirect democracy
absolute monarchy
direct democracy
60
This government is not responsible to the will of the people
Unitary
Confederation
Democracy
Dictatorship
61
Communist China has which type of gov?
federal gov
totalitarian gov
limited monarchy
dictatorship
