Government Review

Open Ended

What is GOVERNMENT?

Multiple Select

Why is it important for a nation, state, or community to have a government?

• Maintain order

• Supports the economy

• Provides services

• Protects people,rights and freedoms

Multiple Select

What are some decisions governments have control over?

• Making laws

• Taxation

• Wars

• Treaties

Multiple Select

Which of the following are decisions that governments have control over?

• Laws

• Taxes

• Wars

• Treaties

Open Ended

What is the purpose of government?

Multiple Choice

Who were the two philosophers associated with the development of Social Contract Theory?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes and Karl Marx

• Plato and Aristotle

• Montesquieu and Voltaire

Multiple Choice

According to the social contract theory, what could cause the contract between citizens and government to be broken?

• If the government abuses its power

• If the government protects citizens' rights

• If the government acts in the best interest of citizens

• If the government collects taxes

Multiple Choice

According to the definition provided, which of the following could be considered a 'state'?

• New York

• Rockland County

• United States

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What common governments do the listed 'states' share?

• Federal, State, County, and Town governments

• Only Federal government

• Only State government

• Only County government

Open Ended

Based on the images, how does a dependency differ from a nation-state in terms of government control?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are examples of nation-states?

• Japan

• Puerto Rico

• Greenland

• Orangetown

Open Ended

What types of government exist?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of government listed in the introduction?

• Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Dictatorship

• Republic

Multiple Choice

Which types of monarchy are mentioned in the lesson?

• Constitutional and Absolute

• Direct and Representative

• Federal and Unitary

• Presidential and Parliamentary

Open Ended

Compare and contrast the main features of monarchy and anarchy as forms of government.

Multiple Select

Select all the statements that accurately describe beliefs held by anarchists.

• Government should be abolished to allow communities to flourish without interference.

• People should be allowed to live wherever they like and share in work and products.

• Government is necessary for order and safety.

• Anarchists oppose rules and laws.

Open Ended

Explain the difference between dependencies and nation-states based on their ability to make decisions.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how a monarch usually attains their position?

• By being elected by the people

• By being appointed by a parliament

• By being born into the royal family

• By seizing power by force

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements are true about absolute monarchy?

• The monarch's power is unlimited.

• The monarch's title is inherited at birth.

• The monarch's power is limited by a constitution.

• A separate body makes the laws.

Open Ended

Compare and contrast the powers of a monarch in an absolute monarchy and a constitutional monarchy.

Multiple Choice

According to the world map, which type of government is most common in North America?

• Presidential republic

• Constitutional monarchy

• Absolute monarchy

• One-party state

Open Ended

How is the way a dictator comes to power different from how a monarch comes to power?

Open Ended

In your own words, summarize what a government is and why it is important for a community or nation.