GOV: 1.06 Test

What institution is created by a society to create and enforce public policies?

• the civil service

• a senate

• • 
    

    the chief

• the government

In the United States, the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard fulfill a purpose of government.

What is it?

• They maintain order.

• They protect the country.

• They resolve conflicts within society.

• They provide public services.

Which phrase best describes the Code of Hammurabi?

• a list of government purposes

• an ancient set of laws

• an original constitution

• a theory about government origins

What does the preamble to the U.S. Constitution state is one of the purposes of the U.S. government?

• Join and unite into a community.

• Be subject to the political power of another.

• Have a right to act and conclude the rest.

• Promote the general welfare.

Where can a person find the phrase "to insure domestic tranquility"?

• Second Treatise of Government

• Code of Hammurabi

• preamble to the U.S. Constitution

• the writings of Aristotle

Which phrase is included in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution?

• "secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity"

• "by nature, all free, equal, and independent"

• "for their comfortable, safe, and peaceable living one amongst another"

• "no one can be put out of this estate"

What best describes control over the actions of others?

• sovereignty

• bureaucracy

• power

• communism

What best describes power recognized as legitimate?

• sovereignty

• national government

• • 
    

    communism

• authority

Which term describes the power of a state to determine its form of government and its economic and social systems?

• legitimacy

• autocracy

• international relations

• sovereignty

What type of theories argue that only a small number of people hold power in a society?

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    communist

• proletariat

• Marxist

• elitist