Principles of Government- Test Review

In the United States, citizens select representatives to act on their behalf in government. This is the most practical for large diverse populations. This type of government is called...

• Religious Oligarchy

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Democratic Republic

• Direct Democracy

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke's political philosophies contributed to which theory?

• Chaos Theory

• Social Contract Theory

• Enlightenment Theory

• Limited Government Theory

Which principle of government refers to citizens agreeing to be governed?

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Consent to be Governed

• Representative Government

_____ is an example of the principle; limited government.

• Voting Rights

• Checks and Balances

• Representative Government

• Citizens agreeing to be governed

The principle ___________, refers to the idea that all citizens no matter their role in government are subject to the same laws.

• Consent to be Governed

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Representative Government

This document represented an agreement between English King John and the Assembly of Barons, and emphasized the relationship between the ruler and the ruled.

• The Petition of Rights

• The Declaration of Independence

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Magna Carta

This document emphasized limited government; and constrained the power of the Monarch by giving Parliament more power

• Magna Carta

• English Bill of Rights

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Declaration of Independence

This document emphasized the Rule of Law, and challenged King Charles I ability to act against the will of the people.

• Petition of Right

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• The U.S. Constitution

An Oligarchy is defined as...

• A single leader influencing the personal lives of citizens and exerting unlimited power over the population.

• A political system in which citizens elect representatives to act on their behalf in government.

• A small group of families or elites holding unlimited power in government; often according to their own interests rather than the people's.

• A political system in which a King or Queen's rule is defined by a written constitution and power is shared with a Parliament.

A totalitarian state is defined as...

• A government that holds unlimited power and influences the personal lives of citizens by using secret police and fear tactics.

• A government in which power is derived from the people.

• A government in which Kings and Queens have the divine right to rule.

• A government that values equality and the participation of all citizens.