AmG Summative #1 Study Guide

The Mayflower Compact (1620) BEST represents which of these concepts?

• Bicameralism

• Separation of Powers

• Social Contract Theory

• Invisible Hand Theory

What is one way a country could change from a communist economy to a capitalistic economy?

• if the government takes control of family-owned farms

• if privately owned banks become subject to stricter regulation

• if agricultural and factory workers are required to join labor unions

• if industries that had been owned by the government become privately owned

In what way are representative democracy and the free enterprise system similar?

• Both are designed to protect the rights of individuals.

• Both are regulated by a central government.

• Both are types of political systems.

• Both are based on the principles of individual liberty and choice.

What is the difference in the relationship between the executive and the legislature in the two types of democracies, Presidential Democracy & Parliamentary Democracy?

• In a presidential democracy, the executive is more accountable to the legislature.

• In a presidential democracy, the legislature is more accountable to the executive.

• In a presidential democracy, the executive and the legislature are both directly accountable to the citizens.

• In a presidential democracy, the executive and the legislature are less accountable to the citizens.

What feature of the Australian government is different from the United States government?

• It is a federal structure.

• It has a bicameral legislature.

• It is a constitutional monarchy.

• It has an independent judicial branch.

In contrast to the power of a dictator in an authoritarian government, democracies derive power from

• political action committees.

• registered voters.

• religious hierarchies.

• public interest groups.

A unitary government is different than a confederate government in that a unitary government

• provides for increased state authority.

• bases its authority on popular sovereignty.

• separates authority among different branches of government.

• establishes a strong central authority.

Louis XIV’s statement, “I am the state,” is a reflection of which type of government?

• a constitutional theocracy

• an absolute monarchy

• an authoritarian oligarchy

• a direct democracy

Which term best replaces the question mark? Advantages of a _____?_____ • States retain decision-making powers • National government provides guidance • State programs address individual needs

• Confederal System

• Unitary System

• Federal System

• Parliamentary System

The theory that the best government is one that is separated into national and state governments is known as

• federalism.

• confederation.

• unitary government.

• feudalism.