Standard Gov. 1, Unit 1-Basics of Gov. Review

Which of the following is a trait of an authoritarian government?

• Free press

• Lack of freedom of speech

• Free and fair elections

• Large bodies of Congress

Fred believes that it is best for a government to have equal power split between both the state and federal governments. Fred most likely is a supporter of ______________________ form of government.

• A unitary system
• A confederate system
• A federal system
• An anarchic system

What economic philosophy takes a “laissez faire” approach to how government should handle business?

• Command Economy
• Barter Economy
• Mixed Economy
• Market Economy

A unitary system of government typically involves a government with ___________________.

• Strong central power
• Weak central power
• No central power
• A dictatorship

Anarchy is a description of a country that __________________________________________.

• Has an authoritarian regime
• Has a democratic regime
• Has no functioning government.
• Has a few powerful rulers

Which of the following quotes matches the philosophy of "interventionism?"

• "Let people do as they will, the government has no place involving themselves there"

• "The government needs to step in to solve the problem"

• "A local solution is always better than a federal solution"

• "Big government has no place involving itself in our everyday lives"

Which of the following is one of the purposes of government?

• To provide for the people

• To set up a dictatorship

• To set up an economic system

• To defeat all external nations

Which of the following nations is best described as having a "command economy?"

• The U.S.

• China

• Europe

• North Korea

Which of the following is a typical trait of democratic countries?

• Ability to participate in free and fair elections

• Ability to exercise at the gym for free

• Ability to have an extremely powerful country

• Ability to defeat other countries in warfare

A synonym, or another word used for an authoritarian regime, would be ______________________.

• Democratic

• Totalitarian

• Socialist

• Dictatorship