1.12 The Principles of Government

1.12 The Principles of Government

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1.12 The Principles of Government

1.12 The Principles of Government

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What word do we use for the institution created by a society to create and enforce public policies?

preamble
government
bureaucracy
parliament

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following items is not one of the five purposes of government?

public services
protection
conflict resolution
commerce

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If a nation-state is invaded by another nation, what purpose has its government failed to perform?

order
conflict resolution
protection
force theory

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the preamble of the United States Constitution?

the opening paragraph that explains the purposes of the United States government
the document that declares American independence from Great Britain
the part of the United States Constitution that declares that "all human beings are endowed with certain inalienable rights [including] life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
the code of laws that lays out physical punishments that fit the crime committed; "an eye for an eye"                                                                                                        

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which item is something that almost every society has had?

written laws
a constitution
a king
government

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"If a man has destroyed the eye of another free man, his own eye shall be destroyed." This excerpt is from which document?

Aristotle's Politics
Morgenthau's Politics Among Nations
the Code of Hammurabi
the preamble of the United States Constitution

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which theory about the origins of government holds that government was created as an extension of family ties?

force theory
evolution theory
divine right theory
social contract theory          

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