Government

What is a government?

• A system of rules and the people who make and administer them

• A group of people living together in a country

• A massive system that encompasses a great number of institutions and leaders

• A political system

What factors shape political life?

• Social and cultural conditions

• Economic organization

• Intellectual and philosophical influences

• All of the above

What did Abraham Lincoln say about government?

• Government should benefit the rulers

• Government should be by the consent of those governed

• Government should be led by a small privileged class

• Government should govern least

What was the traditional sentiment about government before the American and French revolutions?

• Government should benefit the rulers

• Government should be by the consent of those governed

• Government should be led by a small privileged class

• Government should govern least

What is the earliest form of democracy?

• Direct democracy

• Representative democracy

• Aristocracy

• Oligarchy

Who had political rights in the earliest form of democracy in ancient Greece?

• Adult male citizens

• Women

• Slaves

• All of the above

What is a theocracy?

• A government led by religious leaders

• A government ruled by a small privileged class

• A government that governs least

• A government that represents all the people

What was the social system of rights and obligations based on land ownership patterns in the Middle Ages called?

• Feudalism

• Monarchy

• Aristocracy

• Oligarchy

What document guaranteed English political liberties and is regarded as the first modern example of a constitution?

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Constitution of the United States

• The Bill of Rights

What type of government emerged in Europe as monarchs shared some of their power with groups that could help them govern?

• Constitutional monarchy

• Absolute monarchy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy