World Civ Semester 1 Final

1. An institution through which a society makes & enforces its public policies

• dictatorship

• public policies

• government

• democracy

• state

2. A group of people who live in a defined territory that is organized politically with recognized boards

• dictatorship

• public policies

• government

• democracy

• state

3. A type of government in which rulers are not held responsible to the will of the people and most likely used force to gain power.

• dictatorship

• public policies

• government

• democracy

• state

4. A type of government in which supreme authority rests with the majority of the people

• dictatorship

• public polices

• government

• democracy

• state

5. The evolutionary theory of the origins of the state emphasizes which of the following?

• family

• church

• army

• government

6. Which of the following purposes of government is mainly concerned with other nations?

• establishing justice

• promoting the general welfare

• forming a more perfect union

• providing for the common defense

7. Which of the following most accurately describes the force theory of the origin of states?

• God gave rulers the right to run states

• States originated from the force of the strongest individuals

• States were patterned after the institution of the family

• States began when people agreed to give up power to the state to promote the general well-being

8. Which of the following is a direct result of the government's concern about the general welfare of its citizens?

• providing an army/military

• establishing a state controlled church

• establishing schools

• resolving disputes between local governments

9. Which of the following is a principal characteristic of a presidential form of government?

• the legislature selects the members of the executive branch

• the executive & legislative branches each can check the actions of the other branch/s

• the executive remains in office only as long as it has the confidence of the legislature

• the branches of government do not experience prolonged conflict with each other

10. In a democracy, sovereignty/power is located with which of the following

• one person

• one group

• the rich

• the people