1.1 What is Government?

What is the purpose of government? (select ALL)

• Make laws

• Provide order

• Protect citizens

• Limit freedom

What are the four characteristics of a state? (select ALL)

• Population

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• Government

• Laws

The right to enforce (carry out) laws is _______________ power.

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

• governmental

The right to make laws is ___________ power.

• legislative

• executive

• judicial

• governmental

Which is the best example of a direct democracy?

• Town hall meeting

• State government

• King giving orders

• Group of leaders passing laws

What form of government does the United States have?

• Constitutional republic

• Direct democracy

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

___________ believed that humans are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to keep them in line.

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

People agree to give up rights in exchange for protection from the government.

• Social contract

• Constitutional republic

• Representative democracy

• General agreement

A republic is different from a democracy because it:

• also protects the right of the minority.

• is based completely on majority rule.

• gives all citizens a voice in government.

• prevents citizens from voting.

Iran is ruled by a group of religious leaders and business associates. Therefore it is a(n) _________.

• democracy

• monarchy

• autocracy

• oligarchy