Government Chapter 1

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

• population

• wealth

• territory

• a government

the power to make and enforce laws without having to check with any higher authority

• government

• sovereignty

• rule of law

• public policy

Which of the following is not a main role of government

• make laws

• protect the state

• keep the order

• make foreign allies

Which of the following is not an origin of the state?

• force theory

• divine right theory

• social contract theory

• monarchy theory

The social contract theory was developed by all the following philosophers except

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Rousseau

• Plato

Which origins of the state theory had the greatest influence on the United States government?

• Force

• Social Contact

• Divine Right

• Evolutionary

Type of government where one person is in charge

• autocracy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• anarchy

Governments provide some sort of domestic security force such as police or a national guard to enforce laws and to keep peace. Which function is this?

• Maintain Order

• Provide Leadership

• Provide National Security

• Provide Economic Security

Characteristics of a state include: Population, Territory, Sovereignty, and?

• Official Religion

• Official Language

• Law

• Government

A state must have a population size of

• 100,000 people

• 10,000 people

• There is not a certain amount

• 200,000 people