Quiz 1 Practice

The idea that government was created by God.

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Chaos Theory

Idea that government was created when a person or group used violence to establish control over others.

• Force Theory

• Divine Right

• Chaos Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

Idea that government developed naturally from small family units.

• Force Theory

• Divine Right

• Chaos Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

Idea that people create government by giving up some natural freedoms to secure safety for themselves.

• Force Theory

• Divine Right

• Chaos Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

Type of government where power is held by a central governing agency and not shared with local government.

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

Type of government where power is held by a few people (usually self-appointed.)

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

Type of government where all government power is held by one person (a dictator or a monarch.)

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

Type of government where power resides with the citizens.

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

Type of government where the executive is chosen by the legislative branch.

• Democracy

• Autocracy

• Oligarchy

• Parliamentary

• Unitary

Type of government where the executive is chosen by the people, and the legislature and executive are separate.

• Democracy

• Presidential

• Confederation

• Parliamentary

• Unitary