Gov Chapters 1 & 2 Principles and Origins of Gov

The institution through which a society makes and enforces laws is called?

• State

• Country

• Origin

• Government

The characteristics that define a state are which of the following?

• Population, Territory, Government, Sovereignity

• Population, Order, Government, Power

• Power, Order, Punctuality, Compromise

• Population, Society, Culture, Time

The United States gains its origin from what theory?

• Force

• Evolution

• Divine Right

• Social Contract

What important American document outlines the purpose of government?

• The Magna Carta

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Rights of Man

• The Constitution

An autocracy is a type of which government?

• dictatorship

• democracy

Rule by a small group of people, that are typically self-appointed is called?

• Anarchy

• Tyranny

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

A federal government divides power between which two groups?

• Central government and the people

• The people and state governments

• Local governments and the central government

• The people and illegal aliens

In which government relationship do the people have a more direct vote to the executive branch?

• Parliamentary

• Presidential

• Dictatorship

• Best Friends

An economic system in which both free and centralized practices coexist is called a _________ economy.

• ordinary

• mixed

• complicated

• demanding

Free enterprise systems are determined by the law of ________ and ________.

• Give, Take

• Stop, Go

• Supply, Demand

• Access, Availability