Government & the State Quiz

The institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies.

• government

• legislature

• sovereignty

• president

A body of people, living in a defined area, with a sovereign government.

• government

• state

• territory

• population

Which of these characteristics is NOT used to define a state?

• nationality

• government

• population

• sovereignty

Which of these characteristics is the one that distinguishes the state from all other, lesser political units?

• Homogeneous

• Sovereignty

• Heterogeneous

• Government

When the population of a state is composed of people who are made up of different races, languages, religions, and customs it’s population is said to be

• homogeneous

• heterogeneous

• homocutaneous

• heterocutaneous

If a state is sovereign, it has all of these powers EXCEPT:

• It can decide its own form of government

• It can decide its own form of economics

• It can decide its own foreign and domestic policies

• It can decide its own boundaries

What ancient culture gave us the earliest records of government?

• Egypt

• Israel

• Persia

• China

Which of these is NOT one of the three basic kinds of power that every government has and exercises?

• power to make law

• power to enforce law

• power to interpret law

• power to distribute law

Which of these is the most populous state?

• India

• China

• Russia

• U.S.

Taxation, defense, education, the environment, and civil rights are examples of?

• public policies

• powers of government

• institutions

• politics