What is the institution by which a society makes and enforces its public policies?

• state

• democracy

• government

• monarchy

What is the term for all of the things a government decides to do.

• public policy

• budget

• public agenda

• political platform

Which type of power allows for a government to make laws?

• constitutional

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

Which type of power allows for a government to enforce the laws?

• constitutional

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

Which type of power allows for a government to interpret the laws?

• constitutional

• executive

• judicial

• legislative

What is the name for a country's fundamental laws explaining the principles, structures, and processes of a government.

• laws

• statutes

• social contract

• constitution

Another name for a country or nation is a

• state

• aristocracy

• democracy

• kingdom

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a state?

• population

• federalism

• sovereignty

• territory

Which theory of the origins of the state is supported by Thomas Hobbes and John Locke? This theory basically states that men agreed with each other to create a state in order to have safety and order and that the state exists to serve the will of the people

• Force Theory

• Evolution Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

Which theory is based on the idea that the state developed naturally out of the early family.

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory