12 1SMT US Gov/Macroecon Final

1) What is an essential part of a legitimate and functioning government?

• the authority to enforce laws

• the divine right to rule

• a social contract

• the support of its people

2) What is the difference between a nation and a state?

• A nation is a much larger political entity

• A state is a subdivision of a nation.

• A nation has the authority to make foreign policy

• A state has absolute authority within its boundaries.

3) Which of these is a socialist aspect of the American mixed economy?

• Consumers can decide to buy wind energy from a power company.

• Education through high school is provided for free.

• Many American-made goods can be sold in all 50 states.

• Many health management organizations are privately owned.

4) The United States Constitution is a plan for a ________ system with specific powers given to the national government and other powers reserved for the states.

• provincial

• unitary

• confederate

• federal

5) Which of these illustrates a critical difference between a democracy and a monarchy?

• More viewpoints are utilized to make law in a democracy.

• The leader of a monarchy has only ceremonial powers.

• The leader of a monarchy is an authoritarian figure.

• There is no central leader in most types of democracy.

6) Citizens who commit a major crime would be tried in a(n)

• appellate court.

• marriage court.

• minor court

• trial court.

7) In what way is the structure of state governments like that of the federal government?

• Both have a governor as head of the executive branch.

• Both have a judicial branch to pass laws.

• Both have legislative representatives to pass laws.

• Both have two branches of government

8) Which group can influence the meaning of the Constitution through judicial review?

• Congress

• the president

• state lawmakers

• the Supreme Court

9) Which amendment was created to protect the rights of freed enslaved people and their descendants?

• First Amendment

• Fourteenth Amendment

• Ninth Amendment

• Seventh Amendment

10) Which of the following best describes the formal process of amending the Constitution?

• Propose an amendment, then have citizens vote on it.

• Propose an amendment, then have state legislatures ratify it.

• Ratify an amendment, then propose it be voted on by Congress.

• Vote on an amendment, then have Congress ratify it.