Government Quiz #1

According to Abraham Lincoln the government must

• serve both the individual and the community

• serve neither the individual and the community

• serve the individual and but the community

• serve the community but not the individual

A state is

• a country with a simpler form of government

• a homogeneous group of people residing in a region

• a country considered as an organized Political community by one government

• a country composed of a diverse group of people

A nation may wage war for all reasons EXCEPT

• to gain territory

• to protect national security

• protect an allied nation

• To lose wealth

Anarchy is

• a type of government where one ruler rules by force

• no government

• a government where the people choose leaders

• a government ruled by an elite few.

The most important reason for government services is

• to enhance public safety

• to guarantee rights

• to promote equality

• to promote economic well being

John Locke's definition of a social contract is

• A government that promote human rights

• Laws that may not be changed

• A government that limits individual rights for the good of society

• allowing citizens to be free to do whatever they wish.

When the military overthrows the government and takes power this is an example of what theory of government

• divine right

• evolutionary

• force

• social contract

A nation becomes a state when

• it has a common language

• it has an army

• it has unique customs

• it has an organized government

Which is an example of state responsibility vs national responsibility in the United States

• traffic laws

• agriculture product inspection

• construction of interstate highways.

• operations of weather satillites.

A state is considered sovereign when it

• allys with another state

• occupies a defined portion of land

• ican invade other states

• can create and enforce its own laws