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What is Government? Principles

Authored by Kyle Anderson

12th Grade

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What is Government?  Principles
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is a government?

An entity that creates public policies

The leadership of a country or nation that provides various protections, rights, etc.

A group that controls land and people and writes laws that the people musts obey

All of these can describe a government

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A state must have all of the following except:

Territory

Democratic Elections

Population

Sovereignty

Government

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The purpose of the United States Constitution is set out in the Preamble.

True

False

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following is not a power that a government must possess?

Economic Power

Legislative Power

Judicial Power

Executive Power

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which of the following best describes an autocratic government, or an autocracy?

A small group of people hold absolute power without any input from the people

All people within a state participate in the creation of public policy

The people select representatives to create public policy for the state

A single person holds absolute power without any input from the people

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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A government where the national government creates lower levels of government to distribute responsibilities and ease the burden on the national government is a

federal government

unitary government

conferederation

dictatorship

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In a presidential government,

legislative, executive and judicial power are separate and equal to one another.

the ruling party selects the leader, who then guides lawmaking and public policy.

a group of states, independent of one another, join an alliance for a common cause, such as military protection or for economic reasons.

the leader is elected separately from the lawmaking body, which each side having specific powers to balance each other.

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