Benchmark #1 Review

Which type of government system has a central authority that holds all or nearly all of the power?

• a unitary government
• an oligopoly
• a confederation
• a local government

Which type of government consists of a single, self-appointed ruler who holds political control over an entire country?

• autocracy
• democracy
• oligarchy
• plutocracy

Why is the United States government a representative democracy

• Supreme Court justices are appointed by the president
• The government is divided into three separate branches.
• People elect government officials to speak for them.
• An executive cabinet provides advice on diplomatic issues.

What was the purpose of the English Bill of Rights?

• To reinstate King James II
• To weaken the role of Parliament
• To limit the power of the British monarch
• To establish the British cabinet system

Which statement best describes a political theory of John Locke?

• Men and women are born free and entitled to equality
• A government's power comes from the consent of the people.
• There should be a separation between church and state.
• The government should be divided into three separate branches.

John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, and Jean Jacques Rousseau all were

• advocated American independence.
• French Enlightenment philosophers.
• proponents of a constitutional monarchy in France.
• influences on the ideals that shaped American government.

The division of power between a central government and state governments is called

• The United States
• the Supremacy Clause
• the Necessary and Proper Clause
• federalism

What type of government is being described? Fidel Castro held total authority over the citizens of Cuba and punished those who were against him.

• Theocracy
• Democracy
• Dictatorship 
• Oligarchy

The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights reinforced the concept of?

• limited monarchy
• aristocracy
• democracy

Which is not a requirement to be a country?

• Military
• Population
• Soverignty 
• Government