Chapter 1 Review

Front

According to Abraham Lincoln, the “legitimate object of ________” is to do for people whatever they cannot do for themselves.

Back

government

Front

What is an essential part of a legitimate and functioning government?

Back

the authority to enforce laws

Front

What is the difference between a nation and a state?

Back

A state has absolute authority within its boundaries.

Front

Which theory for the origin of government best reflects the development of the United States government? Options: divine right, social contract, force, evolutionary

Back

social contract

Front

The United States Constitution is a plan for a _______ system with specific powers given to the national government and other powers reserved for the states.

Back

federal

Front

A _________ is a plan that sets out the basic structure, powers, and duties of a country’s government and also serves as the supreme law of that country.

Back

constitution

Front

In a(n) __________ government, citizen’s lives are controlled by their leaders; in a(n) ________ government, citizens expect to share decisions with their leaders.

Back

authoritarian; democratic

Front

A(n) __________ is an authoritarian system in which one political party or a small group of people uses wealth, social status, or force to get and retain political power.

Back

oligarchy

Front

Both Great Britain and the United States are democracies. However, in the United States the people elect government representatives; in Great Britain the monarch is the head of state. That makes the United States a(n) __________.

Back

republic

Front

A goal of capitalism is to create a free enterprise system, in which government ____________.

Back

does not limit what people can buy and sell