Fall Semester Final

What does sovereign mean?

• independent and free

• separation of powers

• federalism

• concentration of power

Match the following systems of government.

• Power is shared between central & local

• Confederate

• Central government has power

• Unitary

• State/Local government has power

• Federalism

Match the following economic systems to the correct definition.

• Gov't has complete control

• Communism

• Gov't has significant control, not all

• Socialism

• Economy without regulation

• Capitalism

• Gov't sets some regulations like safty

• Mixed economy

Which TYPE of government is authoritarian?

• dictatorship

• republican

• democratic

• constitutional monarchy

Which theory of political power discusses that people of a nation give the government authority in exchange for protect of natural rights?

• Force

• Evolutionary

• Divine Right

• Social Contract

Which of the following is a public service provided by a government?

• public education

• restaurants

• construction

• shopping mall

What document limited the power of government for the first time?

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• English Bill of Rights

• Article of Confederation

What concepts were developed with the English Bill of Rights?

• Speedy trial, No cruel punishment

• Voting, public education

• Open punishment, right to trial

• Privacy, running for office

Match the following political philosophers with the government principal they inspired.

• Social Contract- Consent of the Governed

• Rousseau

• Social Contract Theory- Direct Democracy

• Locke

• Separation of Powers

• Montesquieu

What is the government principal where the government does not have all authority?

• limited government

• federalism

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty