Unit One Exam - SS

Which of the following geographic factors has the greatest influence on where people live?

• Shared cultural traditions

• Access to public transportation

• Proximity to highways and roads

• Availability of water

In many limited governments, the individual rights of the people are detailed in a —

• constitution

• political party platform

• federal legal code

• declaration of independence

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Which of the following is a characteristic of an unlimited government?

• Power is held by a few leaders.

• Citizens have power to make changes.

• There is a system of checks and balances.

• Elected officials share power with appointed officials.

Which of the following is the set of behaviors, beliefs, and traditions of people that unify a region?

• Climate

• Culture

• Globalization

• Population

What economic system is based upon consumers and producers independent decisions determining which products will be successful (sell)?

• Traditional Economy
• Control or Command Economy
• Free Market (Capitalist) Economy
• Socialist Economy

Which of the following is likely to be found in an unlimited government?

• Free Speech
• One-party Rule
• Multi-party Rule
• Protection of human rights

How are the governments of Canada and the USA similar?

• Both have parliaments led by a president
• Both are limited governments with constitutions
• Both allow every citizen to vote in national elections
• both allow the government to censor newspaper

What is a responsibility of citizenship in the United States?

• Voting in major elections
• reciting the Pledge of Allegiance
• participating in volunteer activities
• taking a field trip to Washington D.C

The United States Government is an example of....

• Rule by one
• Rule by Few
• Rule by Many
• Rule by Man

Which of the following is true of a free enterprise system, but

not true of a communist economy?

• Supply is determined by the government.

• Industrial production meets government quotas.

• Government exercises less control of the economy.

• Government determines consumer product availability