Unit 2 Test Review

Which term is best described as the ability to rule?

• Power

• Authority

• Legitimacy

Answer explanation

Four of the most basic foundations of any government are power, authority, legitimacy, and sovereignty:

Power is the ability to get people to behave in specific ways even when people don’t want to behave in those ways. Think of power as the ability to rule.

Which form of government is characterized by a king or queen?

• Anarchy

• Autocracy

• Monarchy

• Oligarchy

Answer explanation

A monarchy is a form of government characterized by a king or queen as the head of state. Monarchs typically hold absolute power and are usually hereditary, meaning that the position is passed down within a family. Monarchy is the oldest form of government and is still in use in some countries today.

What form of government allows all citizens to vote on every law?

• Representative Democracy
• Communism
• Direct Democracy
• Oligarchy

A voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.

• Capitalism

• Democracy

• Social Contract

• Business Agreement

Power is limited

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

Leaders are NOT all powerful

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

Has a written constitution that sets controls on government power

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

All people obey the laws

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

Governments are limited by documents that state laws and specific limitations

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government

Government officials usually do not take advantage of citizens

• Limited Government

• Unlimited Government