Foundations of Government

What type of government does the US have?

• Indirect Democracy

• Theocracy

• Dictatorship

• Constitutional Monarch

All of the following are three basic powers that all governments possess except?

• legislative

• judicial

• taxing

• executive

The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for society is known as

• sovereignty

• territory

• government

• federalism

To be recognized as a state, what are the essential characteristics?

• Territory

• Sovereignty

• Population

• Government

• All of these

Which of the following is a main difference between industrialized nations and developing nations?

• Industrialized nations have political turmoil where developing nations do not

• Industrialized nations have high disease rates and developing nations do not

• Developing nations have high rates of industry industrialized nations do not

• Developing nations struggle with education, civil rights, technology and political turmoil.

The belief that government is derived from which of the following is central to the idea of democracy?

• The people
• Congress
• Checks and balances
• God

From the following theories, which matches best with a ruler appointed through family or religion?

• Force Theory
• Divine Right
• Social Contract
• Social Order

Which of the following theories is the foundation for our current U.S. Government?

• Democratic Republic
• Democracy
• Socialist
• Republic

Who rules in a dictatorship?

• One person/leader
• A few people
• a king or queen
• President

The type of government, closely linked or related to Divine Right Theory where leaders are chosen and rule based off of a religion is called

• Democracy
• Theocracy
• Dictatorship
• Monarchy