Final Exam Government & Politics A Practice

The ability to cause others to behave as they might not otherwise choose to do is…

• Legitimacy
• Power
• Sovereignty
• Politics

What is coercive power?

• Power that comes from personal characteristics
• Power that comes from one's organizational role or position
• The ability to grant a reward
• The ability to take something away or punish someone

What is sovereignty?

• The ability to rule absolutely within a territory
• The principle that all states are considered equal
• The organization inside a state that controls actions and policies
• The ability to purchase territory from other states

What is a social contract?

• An agreement between two countries
• An agreement between two individuals
• An agreement between people and their government
• An agreement between businesses

Iran's official name is the Islamic Republic of Iran and it is ruled by a group of religious leaders called "Mullahs." Which of the following BEST describes something else we know about Iran?

• Iran is a direct democracy.
• Iran is a true republic
• Iran is a communist country.
• Iran is a theocracy.

How do monarchs usually come to power in a monarchy?

• Through elections
• By inheritance through their family line
• By overthrowing the previous monarch
• By appointment from a council of leaders

In a presidential system, the chief executive is chosen by…

• Directly by the people through voting
• By the monarch
• By god
• By the largest party in the legislature

In a representative democracy, who does the day-to-day work of governing the country?

• Citizens
• Monarchs
• Dictators
• Elected representatives

In which system of government are all key powers given to the central government?

• confederate government
• federal government
• unitary government
• parliamentary government

Michigan is not a sovereign state in the international sense because:

• There are people of numerous nationalities living here
• Michigan cannot make its own criminal laws.
• It is subordinate (under the authority of) to the U.S. Constitution.
• Michigan does not have a constitution.