Government Final Exam

The dominant political unit in the world today is the...

• County

• Town

• School district

• State or nation

The individual 50 states lack which basic characteristic of a state?

• Government

• Sovereignty

• Territory

• Population

A federal government is one in which...

• all powers is concentrated in the central government

• limited powers are assigned to a central government agency by independent states

• power is divided between a strong central government and local government

• powers are divided between a legislative branch and a judicial branch

What is a hereditary form of government, passing the throne to the next generation?

• Dictatorship

• Totalitarianism

• Monarchy

• Democracy

Of the people, by the people, for the people, describes which type of government?

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Socialism

• Democracy

In a democracy, the will of the majority...

• is always right

• is not open to compromise

• rarely leads to satisfactory policy decisions

• must not be used to deprive the rights of the minority

Which of the following is among the purposes of government outlined in the Preamble of the Constitution?

• defending the nation against foreign enemies

• insuring order and domestic tranquility

• promoting the general welfare of the citizens

• all of the above

Which type of government is ruled by a few persons?

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Democracy

A president cannot exceed this number of years in office...

• 6 years

• 10 years

• 4 years

• 8 years

This system is often called a winner-take-all system.

• The Electoral College

• Central clearance

• Popular vote

• Federalist system