Government Final Exam

What is the purpose of government as outlined in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?

• Establish Justice, Insure Domestic Tranquility, Provide for the Common Defense, Promote the General Welfare

• Promote the General Welfare, Collect Taxes, Create laws and Policies

• To preserve the Union, Collect taxes, Provide economic prosperity

• To control the people, protect national boundaries, create laws and policies.

Which of the following theories attempts to explain the origin of the state through the idea of people agreeing to form a state?

• The Divine Right of Kings Theory

• The Social Contract Theory

• The Evolutionary Theory

• The Force Theory

What is the definition of the state?

• The system of rules and regulations in a country

• The clearly defined boundaries of a country with authority within its territory

• A body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, and with the power to make and enforce laws within their land

• The body of government officials in a country that creates the laws and regulations people follow

What are the two types of Democracy

• Theocratical and Dictatorship

• Direct and indirect

• Autocratic and direct

• Indirect and pure

Where was the concept of democracy born?

• England

• Rome

• Athens

• Olympia

Where was the concept of a republic born?

• Rome

• Persia

• Egypt

• United States

What are the basic levels of government in a federal system?

• Political and civil

• Legislative and judicial

• Central government and regional governments

• Cities and municipalities

What is the constitutional basis for implied powers?

• The Preamble

• The Necessary and Proper Clause

• Article II

• The Bill of Rights

What are inherent powers?

• Powers explicitly stated in the Constitution

• Powers granted by international law

• Powers that belong to the national government as a recognized state

• Powers derived from state governments

What is one of the expressed powers of Congress?

• To lay and collect taxes

• To license professionals

• To appoint state governors

• To establish a national language