Govt Ch 1 Foundations of Government

What are the four defining characteristics of a state?

• ·  a leader, a legislature, a court system, and a military force 
• the force theory, the evolutionary theory, the divine right theory, and the social contract theory 
• liberty, justice, laws, and a constitution 
• population, territory, sovereignty, and government 

Who holds the supreme authority in a democracy?

• The people
• The elected executive (President)
• The elected members of Congress
• Two political parties

The body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structure, and processes of the US Government

• Declaration of Independence
• Constitution
• Supreme Court
• Legislative Branch

all of the things the government decides to do

• politics

• government

• public policies

• public powers

Which of the following is a principal characteristic of a presidential form of government?

• Legislature selects the members of the executive branch

• The executive and legislative branches can check the action of the other

• The executive remains in power only as long as it has the confidence of the legislature

• The branches of government do not experience prolonged conflict with each other.

In a democracy power rests with

• with a small group

• with a dictator

• with the rich

• with the citizens

The dominate political unit in the world today is the

• government

• nation

• constitution

• state

Government were the executive is not held responsible to the people

• dictatorship

• democracy

• indirect democracy

• parliament

In democracy, compromise is used to

• Limit the power of the majority

• Reach a majority decision

• Eliminate discrimination based on race, color, religion, or sex

• Promote the fundamental worth of the individual

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

• government

• territory

• sovereignty

• defined population