Theories and Types of Government

The Divine right theory of government suggests which of the following?

• God directly chose the ruling family of a particular family
• God and the people selected the ruling family for a particular country
• God played no part in the selection of a ruler for a particular country.
• Rules of countries are selected at Random.

The Force Theory suggests which of the following about government?

• Government is made up of weak, ineffectual leaders.
• Government has both weak and strong leaders.
• Government originated from strong leaders who used force to maintain order.
• Government was created simply by accident, some having weak and others having strong leaders.

The social contract theory suggests what about government?

• None of the above.
• This is an invalid theory for explaining government.
• People can do both illegal and legal activities whenever they feel like it
• People give up some liberties in exchange for others. Such as government protection

Which of the following choices correctly identifies the major types of government?

• Autocracy, socialism, dictatorship

• Autocracy, Communism, Socialism

• Democracy, Oligarchy, Autocracy

• None of the above.

A constitution can be defined as which of the following?

• A framework of government that provides rules for how the government can operate and what they can and cannot do.
• A legal document that strictly protects the rights of citizens.
• A document that strictly justifies all government actions in the name of national security.
• None of the above correctly define a constitution.

The belief that government is derived from which of the following is central to the idea of democracy?

• The people

• Congress

• Checks and balances

• God

From the following theories, which matches best with a ruler appointed through family or religion?

• Force Theory

• Divine Right

• Social Contract

• Social Order

What is the key concept behind a social contract?

• It is a contract you sign with your cell phone carrier when downloading social media apps.

• You surrender every right you have to the government with no benefit for yourself.

• You agree to have inappropriate content removed from apps such as Snapchat.

• You surrender certain rights in order for the government to provide you with protection and order.

Which of the following theories is the foundation for our current U.S. Government?

• Democratic Republic
• Democracy
• Socialist
• Republic

Who rules in a dictatorship?

• One person/leader

• A few people

• a king or queen

• President