Topic 1: The Foundations of Government

All of the following are characteristics of a state except:

• population

• territory

• sovereignty

• bicameralism

A system of government who is headed by one person, such as a king or queen, whose power is supreme and whose position is inherited is called a(n)

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• theocracy

• oligarchy

Which term describes the institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a group of people?

• state

• government

• congress

• politics

What theory says that a ruler's power is granted by God?

• Evolutionary

• Force

• Divine Right

• Social Contract

Which of the following is where governmental power rests in a single national government?

• unitary

• confederal

• federal

• dictatorship

The type of government that is led by a prime minister is the

• Presidential system of government

• Democratic system of government

• Parliamentary system of government

• Dictatorship system of government

Which of the following is where the states retain all the power over the national government?

• unitary

• confederal

• federal

• dictatorship

Which of the following philosophers was important in formulating the social contract theory?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Hobbes

• Jean Jacque Rouseau

• John Locke

Which of the following powers allows a government to enforce the laws?

• legislative power

• executive power

• judicial power

Which of the following powers allows a government to make laws?

• legislative power

• executive power

• judicial power