Government Pre-Test

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_________________ is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.

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Government

Front

All of the following are basic powers of government EXCEPT: legislative, executive, judicial, bureaucratic

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bureaucratic

Front

A ______________ can be defined as a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, and with the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority.

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state

Front

Which of the following theories of the origins of the state is most closely associated with the United States?
Force,
Divine Right of Kings,
Evolutionary,
Social Contract

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Social Contract

Front

A duty is something that the government requires you to do while a responsibility is something that you should volunteer to do.

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True

Front

Which economic system is the United States more closely associated with? (Options: Communism, Socialism, Capitalism, Monarchism)

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Capitalism

Front

Which of the following philosophers exhibited the most influence in the formation and ideas of the United States? Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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John Locke

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All of the following are English documents that influenced our Founding Fathers EXCEPT: Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, English Petition of Right

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Declaration of Rights

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Who was charged with writing the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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What was the first official form of government in the United States?

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Articles of Confederation