Government Final Exam 2018

John Locke created the idea of _____

• Magna Carta

• Common Sense

• equality theory

• social contract theory

A person who wants to become a citizen of the US must go through a process called

• nationalization

• immigration

• naturalization

• sovereignization

An individual's set of beliefs about governmental or political structures is known as

• political plank

• political platform

• political ideology

• political party

A ruler who inherits his or her right to rule is known as

• an oligarch

• a monarch

• an autocrat

• a dictator

What type of government does the US have?

• theocracy

• federal system

• confederation

• autocracy

The belief that the power to rule was granted by God is known as the

• social contract theory

• natural rights theory

• divine right theory

• equality theory

Which ideological group would like to see more social programs to help the disadvantaged?

• liberal

• moderate

• conservative

• extremist

Which of the following is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• Congress did not have the right to convene

• Congress did not have the right to collect taxes

• Congress did not have the right to make laws

• Congress did not have the right to write bills

Each branch has certain powers with which they can check the powers of other branches.

• popular sovereignty

• judicial review

• limited government

• checks and balances

Powers of the national government are distributed evenly between the executive, legislative, and judicial branch.

• popular sovereignty

• separation of powers

• judicial review

• limited government