Unit 1 - Political Systems

A ____ is the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of government.

• Legislative Power

• Declaration

• Constitution

• None of the above

_______ was the first English charter of liberties which included such fundamental rights as trial by jury and due process of law

• English Bill of Rights

• Royal Colonies

• Charter Colonies

• Petition of Rights

The theory underlying modern democracies was developed to challenge the idea that

• those of royal birth have absolute authority to rule.

• the people as a whole are the sole source of political power.

• the head of a family, clan, or tribe has the natural right to govern.

• the strongest person or group has the right to control others by force

All political powers in a state are concentrated at the central level under which form of government?

• Federal

• Confederate

• Unitary

• Executive

This “Great Compromise” settled the dispute between large and small states by creating the Congressional setup that we still use today.

• Missouri Compromise

• New Jersey Compromise

• Connecticut Compromise

• Maryland Compromis

The Force Theory of states suggests that:

• People chose to form government in order to have a safer, more productive, society.

• God (or some higher power) created the state to benefit human life.

• States evolved over time from a single-family unit.

• The oldest/strongest member of a group forced all other members under his control in a specific area, which led to states

An institution that makes and enforces public policy is known as:

• Executive

• State

• Congress

• Government

This theory (John Locke/Thomas Hobbes) states that people voluntarily agreed to create states in order to create a safer/better society.

• Force Theory

• Social Contract

• Divine Right

• Evolutionary Theory

After the Revolutionary War, the National Government

• proved too weak to deal with growing economic and political problems.

• refused to repay the war debt it owed to the States.

• permitted the States to make agreements with foreign governments.

• began imposing harsh tax policies on property owners and merchant

What is the major difference between “unitary” and “federal” governments?

• Unitary government offer more jobs to people than federal governments.

• Federal governments are much smaller than unitary governments.

• Governmental power is one single agency in unitary governments, but is divided in federal governments.

• There are many more federal governments in existence than unitary governments.