3.4 Quiz

Which of the following is a job of the government?

• provide merchandise
• manage information
• make laws
• limit travel

A person with a disability could look to the government for help.

• True
• False

Libraries, hospitals, parks, and ________ are examples of services run by the government.

• newspapers
• schools
• airlines
• sports teams

Which of the following develops plans to reach public policy goals?

• private companies
• government
• the courts
• the armed forces

Which branch of government has the highest level of authority?

• federal
• city
• state
• country

_____________ is the world's oldest representative democracy.

• France
• Great Britain
• The United States
• Greece

All true democracies have free, fair, and competitive elections.

• True
• False

In a democracy, people agree to abide by rules that the majority of people want.

• True
• False

Which of the following is a feature of totalitarian states?

• people have individual freedom
• people may form opposition groups
• government holds free and fair elections
• government holds free and fair elections

Totalitarian rulers use scare tactics, violence, and ________ to force people to obey their ideology.

• elections
• propaganda
• state industries
• individual freedom