Civics Unit 1

What is NOT one of the three main components of government?

• Power

• People

• Politics

• Policy

Which is NOT true of government?

• It is a state

• It is a formal institution

• It has power

• It is a major political idea

All states are characterized as having which of the following

• A population, a territory, a government, and sovereignty

• Politics, a population, authority, and land

• A military, a government, land, and a territory

• Sovereignty, a territory, a military, and a population

Which theory states that the people reach an agreement to give up some power to the common authority in return for security?

• Divine Right Theory

• Evolution Theory

• Force Theory

• Social Contract Theory

Many kings and queens throughout history have claimed to have the “divine right to rule”; this means they get their power from whom?

• The citizens

• God/ Gods/ Heaven/Creator

• The government

• The people

Which theory states that individuals or groups are made to submit to a central authority?

• Evolution Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Force Theory

• Social Contract Theory

A government that is ruled by a small group of powerful people who get their power from their wealth, family, and/or military power.

• Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy/Aristocracy

Which is NOT true of the economic system of government socialism?

• People can hold private property

• There are no taxes

• Some businesses are controlled by the government

• It tries to limit inequalities

In this type of economic system of government the government has very little power in the economy.

• Socialism

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Fascism

Single ruler or a small group that holds absolute authority to make all decisions, these decisions are often enforced with violence.

• Monarchy

• Republic/ Representative Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy