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1. 1. The statement below describes a form of government.

    

   In__ ?__, a group of powerful individuals makes decisions for the rest of society.

    

   Which phrase completes the statement?

   
   

• an oligarchy

• a theocracy

• a democracy

• a monarchy

2.President Roosevelt gave the speech below to Congress in 1941.

 

Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.

 

Which of the following occurred in consequence of this event?

• The United States signed the Atlantic Charter.

• The United States signed the United Nations Charter.

• The United States entered the Korean War.

• The United States entered World War II.

3.Which of the following is not an example of an action that would support U.S. foreign policy interests?

• 
  imposing sanctions on countries that are acting as aggressors

• increasing regulations on food products grown in the United States

• 
  supporting the humanitarian efforts of international organizations

• 
  negotiating trade agreements with other countries

4.The passage below describes the characteristics of the government of France.

 

In France, the national government has created 13 regions, 96 departmental governments and thousands of communes to take care of local needs. However, the central government has the power to change the organization of these local governments or even to abolish them at any time. In 2015, it reduced the number of regions from 22 to 13.

 

Based on the passage, which system of government does France have?

• autocratic

• unitary

• 
  federal

• 
  confederal

5.Which economic system allows for greater economic freedom?

• communism

• 
  capitalism 

• socialism

• fascism

6.In the United States, power is shared between the national government and the state governments. Which system of government does the United States have?

• confederal

• 
  unitary

• autocratic

• federal

7.In October 1962, American spy planes discovered that the Soviet Union was about to install nuclear missiles in Cuba, 90 miles from Florida. How did President John F. Kennedy respond to this crisis?

• He agreed to let the missiles remain in Cuba in order to avoid a nuclear war.

• 
  He established a naval blockade around Cuba until the missiles were removed.

• 
  He threatened the Soviet Union with an immediate nuclear attack.

• He ordered the invasion of Cuba by an army of Cuban exiles.

8.Article I

1. To maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace…

2. To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace… 

 

Which international organization has these aims?

• US-Mexico-Canada Agreement

• World Trade Organization

• United Nations

• 
  North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

9.What is an important advantage of the United States constitutional republic over a totalitarian nation?

• 
  Because the United States follows the rule of law, citizens’ rights are protected.

• The U.S. government is able to limit the right of its citizens to criticize its policies.

• U.S. citizens are able to rely on government instructions to know how to act.

• 
  The leaders of the United States can respond more quickly to an emergency.

10.What is the purpose of imposing sanctions on a foreign country?

• to force foreign leaders to accept an unpopular trade agreement

• to demonstrate the economic power of the United States

• 
  to place pressure on its leaders to change their policies

• 
  to obtain economic benefits from the foreign country