Unit 1 Test Government 2024

The supreme power of a state to act within its territory and have absolute authority over its internal and external affairs is called

• policy.

• legitimacy.

• sovereignty.

• legislative power.

Rulers who are seen as right and proper by key segments of their nation’s population have

• legitimacy.

• sovereignty.

• divine right.

• absolute power.

This is a political unit with power to make & enforce laws over people living in a clearly defined territory

• Colony

• City

• State

• Village

This is a decision made by the government in pursuit of a goal

• Diplomacy

• Policy

• Referendum

• Missive

Which of these statements is usually true about the people who pass laws in a representative democracy?

• They are elected by the citizens

• They are appointed by a government leader

• They seize power for themselves

• The inherit their power from their family

Which of these is a characteristic of a dictatorship?

• Checks and Balances limited power

• Individual freedoms are protected

• The courts can overturn rules made by the government

• The leader has unlimited authority

The institutions and processes through which public policies are made for society is known as

• sovereignty

• territory

• government

• federalism

Which political theory of government is where a small group forces all people to submit to them?

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

Which political theory developed naturally out of the evolution of the family?

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory

Which political theory held that God created the state, and God had given those of "royal birth" the right to rule?

• Force Theory

• Evolutionary Theory

• Divine Right Theory

• Social Contract Theory