1-1 & 1-2 Quest

An institution through which a society makes and enforces public policy.

• Dictatorship

• Public policies

• Government

• Democracy

• State

A group of people who live in a defined territory that is organized politically.

• Dictatorship

• Public policies

• Government

• Democracy

• State

A type of government in which rulers are not held responsible to the will of the people.

• Dictatorship

• Public policies

• Government

• Democracy

• State

A type of government in which supreme authority rests with the majority of the people.

• Dictatorship

• Public policies

• Government

• Democracy

• State

All the things a government decides to do.

• Dictatorship

• Public policies

• Government

• Democracy

• State

Which of the following statements about sovereign states is NOT true?

• Sovereign states decide their own foreign and domestic policies.

• Sovereign states may be possessed by other states.

• A dictatorship may exist in a sovereign state.

• Sovereign states have supreme power within their own territories.

The evolutionary theory of the origins of the state emphasizes which of the following?

• Family

• Church

• Army

• Government

Which of the following purposes of government is mainly concerned with other nations?

• Establishing justice

• Promoting general welfare

• Forming a more perfect union

• Providing for the common defense

Which of the following most accurately describes the force theory of the origin of states?

• God gave rulers the right to run states.

• States originated from the force of the strongest individuals.

• States were patterned after the institution of the family.

• States began when people agreed to give up power to the state to promote the general well-being.

Which of the following is a direct result of the government's concern about the general welfare of its citizens?

• Providing an army

• Establishing a state church

• Establishing schools

• Resolving disputes between local governments