Chapter 1 Foundations of Government

Which system of government is largely an American invention?

• Federal

• Unitary

• Confederal

• Oligarchy

The executive and legislative branches of government are fused in which type of government?

• Presidential

• Federal

• Republican

• Parliamentary

In a presidential system, the president is in charge of the

• executive branch of government.

• upper house of the national legislature.

• regional legislatures.

• national court system.

The people are the ultimate source of authority in which governmental system?

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Republic

• Oligarchy

Which form of government has been the most common throughout world history?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Theocracy

The power to carry out, enforce, and administer the law is known as

• military power.

• executive power.

• legislative power.

• judicial power.

Which philosopher argued that government must have great power to force obedience to its laws and to defend itself?

• Aristotle

• Jaques-Benigne Bossuet

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Which of the following are characteristics of a state?

• Population and sovereignty

• Sovereignty and a military

• Public projects and a government

• A territory and a legal system

"All men are created equal" reflects the Founders' commitment to which principle?

• Majority rule

• Individual worth

• Rule of law

• Citizen participation

The president heads which part of the government?

• Executive

• Parliament

• Legislative

• Judicial