Principles of Government

Which of the following theories expresses the belief that the state developed naturally out of family

• Force Theory
• Evolutionary Theory
• Divine Right Theory
• Social Contract

What is the definition of Government? 

• the institution through which a society makes and enforces public policies?
• the population and territory given
• the idea that people agree of their own free will
• the supreme authority of a state

Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of the U.S. government stated in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?

• to establish justice
• to insure peace at home
• to make the United States the most powerful country in the world
• to provide for the common defense by providing military protection

Which of the following is NOT one the four defining characteristics of all states?

• population
• territory
• sovereignty
• individual freedoms

 What are the basic powers that every government holds?

• legislative, executive, and judicial powers
• population, territory, and sovereign powers
• those granted by God as divine rights
• those granted by the people through free and open elections

What does it mean to be sovereign?

• The government has supreme and absolute power within its own territory and can decide its own foreign and domestic policies.

• When the central government has to share power with state governments.

• The government has to answer to a higher authority.

In which type of government does the power rest with the people?

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

• Theology

What part of the Constitution has the purposes of government for the United States?

• Preamble

• Articles

• Amendments

• none of these

Which political theory of government is where a small group forces all people to submit to them?

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

Which political theory held that God created the state, and God had given those of "royal birth" the right to rule?

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory