Ch. 1 Test Review

The process where a society decides how power and resources will be distributed in that society

• politics

• government

• public policy.

• sovereignty.

Which of the following statements about sovereignty is true?

• Sovereign states cannot decide their own domestic policies.

• The United States is not a sovereign state.

• The States within the US do not follow the US Constitution

• The States within the United States are not sovereign.

In the development of American government, which of the following has been most significant?

• force theory

• social contract theory

• evolutionary theory

• divine right theory

Services provided by the U.S. government are mostly intended to

• duplicate those already provided by private companies

• keep Americans dependent on the government

• promote the general welfare

• provide for the common defense

Which of the following terms categorizes a government according to who can participate in it?

• confederation

• parliamentary government

• dictatorship

• unitary government

Power resides equally in the central and local governments in a

• federal government

• confederation

• unitary government

• dictatorship

In a parliamentary democracy, the chief executive is chosen by the

• voters

• reigning monarch

• legislature

• judicial branch

In the American economic system,

• government plays a very limited, hands-off role

• private enterprise and governmental participation coexist

• there is no regulation of the free market

• most businesses are owned by the government

What concept associated with democracy is expressed in this cartoon?

• majority rule

• equality

• individual freedom

• minority rights

According to the divine right theory, what gave kings the right to rule?

• the people

• a constitution

• God

• their own strength