CIV Unit 1 Test

What can be defined as "the means by which a society organizes itself and how it allocates authority in order to accomplish collective goals and provide benefits that the society as a whole needs"?

• Government

• Politics

• Oligarchy

• Economic System

What can be defined as "the process of gaining and exercising control within a government for the purpose of setting and achieving particular goals, especially those related to the division of resources within a nation"?

• Politics

• Government

• Capitalism

• Toll Good

What can be defined as "goods that all people may use but that are of limited supply"?

• Common Goods

• Public Goods

• Toll Goods

• Private Goods

What can be defined as "a form of government where political power rests in the hands of the people"?

• Democracy

• Plutarchy

• Monarchy

• Heirarchy

What can be defined as "a fundamental principle of democracy; the majority should have the power to make decisions binding upon the whole"?

• Majority Rule

• Totalitarianism

• Minority Rights

• Demagogue

What can be defined as "protections for those who are not part of the majority"?

• Minority Rights

• Majority Rule

• Political Power

• Corroboration

What can be defined as "a good that is available to many people but is used only by those who can pay the price to do so"?

• Toll Goods

• Public Goods

• Common Goods

• Verified Accounts

What can be defined as "a form of government where government is all-powerful and citizens have no rights"?

• Totalitarianism

• Democracy

• Liberalism

• Oligarchy

Which option is not a goal of government?

• Economic Prosperity

• Secure National Borders

• Safety & Well-being of Citizens

• Military Supremacy

Which doctrine believes that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities?

• Egalitarianism

• Liberalism

• Authoritarianism

• Democracy