Comparative Government and Politics

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Which of the following defines as the community of persons more or less numerous, permanently occupying a definite portion of territory, having a government of their own to which the great body of inhabitants render obedience and enjoying freedom from external control: state, people, government, territory?

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state

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Which of the following are the 4 elements of the state? Options: state, sovereignty, territory, government; state, government, freedom, sovereignty; people, territory, government, culture; people, territory, government, sovereignty

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people, territory, government, sovereignty

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Which of the following is the supreme power of the state to command and enforce obedience to its will from the people within its jurisdiction? people, government, power, sovereignty

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sovereignty

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Which form of government has the supreme and final authority in the hands of a single person without regard to the source of his election? Options: Anarchy, Oligarchy, Democracy

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Monarchy

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Which form of government exercises political power by a majority of the people? Options: Anarchy, Monarchy, Oligarchy, Democracy

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Democracy

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A form of government where rulers gain their power through heredity (their parents were rulers too). England is the best example of this today.

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Monarchy

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Raul Castro is the leader of Cuba. Cuba's government has absolute control over the lives of its citizens. People are often jailed and even killed for voicing negative opinions about the government. This is an example of a:

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Dictatorship

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Autocracy is ruled by: One, Many, A few, No one

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A few

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Form of government in which the state controls all property and capital while claiming that all goods are equally shared by the people leading to equal social and economic status is called

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Communism

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The following are requirements to participate in the electoral process, except; Must be at least 18 years old, Must have resided in the Philippines for at least one year, a citizen of the Republic of the Philippines.

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Must be able to read and write