1.1 - Do We Need a Government? - Quiz

What is one of the main reasons we might want to have a government?

• To increase personal freedom

• To ensure everyone can do whatever they want

• To provide predictability and stability in daily life

• To eliminate all forms of power

What is the 'traffic light problem' an example of?

• A public or social good

• A private good

• A market failure

• A government failure

What is one of the potential problems with having no government?

• Increased predictability

• Decreased freedom

• Difficulty in predicting behaviors in a large society

• More traffic lights

What is coercive power?

• The ability to participate in decision making

• The ability to get somebody to do something they wouldn’t otherwise do

• The ability to set agendas

• The ability to persuade people

What does legitimacy in government mean?

• The government is always democratic

• The government is always fair

• The government can use force whenever it wants

• The government has the right to rule and its laws should be obeyed

What is a majoritarian model of power?

• Power is distributed among many groups

• Wealthy elites dominate decision-making

• The majority decides

• Power is shared equally among all citizens

What is one way governments try to maintain legitimacy?

• By reducing participation in politics

• By creating conditions for an acceptable standard of living

• By ignoring the needs of the people

• By avoiding any form of nationalism

What does the term 'sovereign state' mean?

• A state that cannot enforce laws

• A state with ultimate legal authority within its borders

• A state with no defined borders

• A state that is dependent on other states

What is one of the key takeaways about government from the text?

• Government can provide predictability and stability in daily life

• Government always limits personal freedom

• Government is unnecessary in large societies

• Government should never have any power

What is one of the roles of power in politics?

• To ensure everyone is equal

• To make decisions and enforce rules

• To eliminate all forms of government

• To increase unpredictability