Chapter 1 Foundations of Government Review

Fill in the blank. _______________________________ is the right of an independent state to have supreme authority to control its internal and external affairs.

• Social contract theory

• Sovereignty

• Government

• Divine right of kings

Read the sentence and choose the correct term that could replace the underlined phrase.

Japan and France are examples of the type of government system in which ultimate authority rests with the central, or national, government.

• monarchy

• federal system

• unitary system

• presidential system

Fill in the blank. Belief that a just government derives its power from the people's consent, or ________________________, is one of the key principles of American democracy.

• self-government

• majority rule

• free enterprise

• liberty

Read the sentence and choose the correct term that could replace the underlined phrase.

Like ancient Rome, the United States has an indirect form of democracy in which citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

• unitary system

• oligarchy

• dictatorship

• republic

Fill in the blank. In the _______________________ system, individuals and businesses engage in economic activity with minimum interference.

• minority rights

• free enterprise

• equality

• self-government

How do totalitarian dictatorships and authoritarian dictatorships differ?

• Authoritarian regimes: people are subject to varying degrees of state control.

  Totalitarian regimes: government dominates all areas of society.

• Authoritarian regimes: people willingly submit to the power of the state in order to secure their natural rights.

  Totalitarian regimes: people accept the form of government.

Government cares for the needs and welfare of all its citizens.

• individual rights

• public good

• classic forms of government

Rights ranted to citizens in a democratic government.

• individual rights

• public good

• classic forms of government

Monarchies, dictatorships, totalitarian regimes, republic, direct democracy.

• classic forms of government

• public good

• individual rights

Who does the "Big Bad Wolf" represent?

• the government

• the citizens

• the government of other countries

• the military