Government Chapter 1 & 2 Test

What is your name?

What do we call an institution that rules a nation-state?

• Country
• Government
• Popular Sovereignty
• Politics

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of nation-states?

• It has liberty
• It has territory
• It has population
• It has sovereignty

What does sovereignty mean?

• Attempts to influence government
• A nation-state's right to rule itself
• A government based on social contract
• A nation-state's right to invade other nation-states

Which theory of the origins of government sees government as a result of warfare and conquest?

• Evolution Theory
• Force Theory
• Social Contract Theory
• Divine Right Theory

Which theory of the origins of government said that people agree to be governed to bring order to their lives?

• Evolution Theory
• Divine Right Theory
• Force Theory
• Social Contract Theory

Which theory of the origins of government sees government as representatives of God?

• Evolution Theory
• Force Theory
• Divine Right Theory
• Social Contract Theory

Which of the following would most likely have a one-party political system?

• United States
• Communist China
• Germany
• Japan

Which theory of the origins of government sees government as an extension of the family?

• Evolution Theory
• Force Theory
• Social Contract Theory
• Divine Right Theory

Which form of government includes a weak central government and strong state or local governments?

• Federal government
• Unitary government
• Presidential government
• Confederate government