Unit 1- Foundations of Government

Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of a state?

• population

• territory

• government

• sovereignty

• all are characteristics of a state

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, usually in a way considered to be unfair, is called what?

• equality
• bias
• sovereignty
• government

A state's ability to hold power within its territory without consent of a higher authority is called

• population
• sovereignty
• autonomy
• government

The United States is a parliamentary government

• True
• False

This theory states that God created the state and God has given those of royal birth the divine right to rule

• Force Theory
• Social Contract Theory
• Divine Right Theory
• Evolutionary Theory

Political system where supreme power lies with one person/small group of people and are not responsible to the will of the people

• Dictatorship

• Democracy

• Anarchy

• Theocracy

centralized government where all power belongs to a single, central agency

• federal government
• confederal government
• unitary government
• none of the above

Theory that states one person/group took control of an area through force all within submitted to their rules/beliefs

• Social Contract Theory
• Force Theory
• Evolutionary Theory
• Divine Right Theory

This philosopher believed ALL political power must reside with the people

• Rousseau
• Montisquieu
• Locke
• Hobbes

A monarch would most likely support the divine right theory

• True
• False