Government: Unit 1 Test Review

The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies:

• Government

• Executive Branch

• Checks and Balances

• None of the above

Which type of government has a king or queen who holds all of the power?

• Dictatorship

• Absolute Monarchy

• Limited Monarchy

• Democracy

Which type of government has one leader with absolute control over it's citizens lives?

• Democracy

• Republic

• Unitary

• Dictatorship

Which of the following would likely not be allowed in a dictatorship?

• Leader placing people in jail for criticism of their leader.

• Government ownership and control of media

• The local newspaper criticizing economic policies.

• Leader having political opponents executed.

Which of the following best explains federalism?

• A system of government where people are allowed to vote for their representatives.

• Division of power between the federal and state governments.

• A government that is limited by a constitution

• A loose union of mostly independent states.

What is the term, used by Enlightenment Philosophers, to describe society's natural tendencies without government.

• State of Nature

• Evolution

• Natural State

• Moral Behavior

Which of the Enlightenment Philosophers felt that people were naturally evil, and people should give up their rights to a strong government for protection.

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Charles Montesquieu

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

Which of the Enlightenment Philosophers influenced the writers of the constitution to create three equal branches of government.

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau

Which of the following types of government would most likely not have a constitution?

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

Which of the following did the Anti-Federalist insist must be included for them to agree to the new constitution?

• Three Articles outlining the different roles of the Branches

• Bill of Rights

• Preamble

• Judicial Review