General Politics Quiz

What is a state?

• the physical space controlled by a government

• the ethnic group controling a country

• a smaller unit of a larger governmental whole

• a group of people living together

Which two types of government give people more say?

• theocracy

• democracy

• republic

• dictatorship

Which type of government gives total control to a single party or leader?

• Totalitarian

• republic

• democracy

• Polyarchy

A Nation is...

• an ethnic group controling a government

• an ethnic group tied to a location

• a country

• a state with no leader

Which type of border is on the bottom left side of Texas?

• artifical boundary

• aquatic boundary

• natural boundary

• landlocked boundary

What type of border makes up the boundary between North and South Dakota?

• landlocked border

• clerical bourder

• natural boundary

• artificial boundary

What term means the desire to spread influence and power over land?

• donationism

• territorality

• geographality

• politicalism

What is the best definition of political geography?

• the study of how control of the globe is split

• the study of how different cultures split the globe

• the study of where people actually live

• the studey of how the globe changes over time

Why do some people prefer republics over democracies?

• they are more direct

• they are more efficient

• they better represent the people

• they prevent dictatorship

What is an example of a democracy?

• Ancient China

• Ancient Athens

• Namibia

• North Jersey