Unit 1 US Gov

In what year did the US first us the term "state"?

• 1607

• 1776

• 1781

• 1787

Who was a Greek Scholar and one of the first students of government?

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

• Aristotle

• Alexander Hamilton

Of the list below, which is one of the five things that must be in place for a democracy to work?

• Active citizen participation

• Christianity

• All citizens are English speaking

• Full Employment

Of the list below, which is one the five things that must be in place for a democracy to work?

• Common Religion

• Common Language

• Command Economy

• Favorable Economy or Free Enterprise

Of the list below, which is one of the five things that must be in place fore a democracy to work?

• Command/Control Economic System

• Wide-Spread Education

• Polytheism

• English language

What is the oldest and most common form of government?

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Direct Democracy

Of the list below, what is one of the sources that government gets their power from?

• Autocracy

• Sovereignty

• Ability to use force or coercive people

A government that is a loose union of states - federal government is week - state governments are strong

• Oligarchy

• Totalitarian Dictatorship

• Confederacy

This is an effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government

• Politics

• Free Elections

• Totalitarian Dictatorship

This type of government is rule by one person

• Oligarchy

• Autocracy

• Confederacy