Civics Section 1 Review

Civics is the rights and duties of citizenship.

• True
• False

A tradition of dissent in politics began at least with the Protestant Reformation.

• True
• False

The Magna Carta gave the king unlimited power over subjects, and upheld the "Divine Right of Kings".

• True
• False

The main obligation of the government is to ensure that the people serve it

• True
• False

Oligarchy exists when an individual has supreme authority to rule and make government decisions

• True
• False

The belief that political power is distributed throughout society via a variety of competing, organized interest groups with some having greater influence on certain issues than others is called the "Pluralist theory"

• True
• False

Concerning tradeoffs, when two or more competing sides emerge, an exchange of goals often occurs, this is compromise.

• True
• False

Which type of government exists when a select group of individuals have supreme authority to make government decisions

• Representative (indirect) democracy
• Direct democracy
• Oligarchy
• Anarchy

Government is

• The means by which society organizes itself
• How society allocates authority to accomplish collective goals
• How society allocates authority to provide benefits for all members' needs
• All of the above

Governments should

• Maintain order and ensure efficient functioning of society
• Create instability within society
• Avoid regulating access to common goods
• Not allow the voicing of public needs