Foundations of Government

The people are the ultimate source of authority in which governmental system?

• monarchy

• dictatorship

• republic

• oligarchy

Which type of governmental system did the United States have in its earliest days?

• federal

• parliamentary

• confederal

• unitary

Which form of government has been the most common throughout world history?

• democracy

• monarchy

• republic

• theocracy

In the early days of the American republic, people generally thought of liberty as

• rebellion

• self-government

• equality

• freedom

The power to carry out, enforce, and administer the law is known as

• military power

• executive power

• legislative power

• judicial power

What three basic types of power do people in government exercise?

• social, executive, divine

• judicial, sovereign, executive

• legislative, executive, judicial

• executive, divine, legislative

What two ideals of democracy did Alexis de Tocqueville think must be kept in balance in order to prevent democratic despotism?

• competition and free enterprise

• majority and minority rights

• liberty and equality

• self-government and self-reliance

The U.S. federal system consists of a national government and what other governmental level?

• municipal

• county

• local

• state

Which of the following is another name for the term general welfare?

• public good

• social good

• social contract

• public needs

What does an authoritarian regime become at its most extreme?

• republican

• totalitarian

• oligarchy

• monarchy