Political Science Quiz

What is another word for state?

• nation

• independent

• city

• country

What was Leviathan?

• A corrupt group that wanted to overthrow the government

• A corrupt system that dissolved monarchies

• A defense of absolute power of kings

• A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine

Which theory influenced the American political system?

• Evolution theory

• Force theory

• Divine Right theory

• Social Contract theory

What was the Enlightenment?

• introduced new ways of viewing authority, power, government and law.

• introduced new technological advances

• introduced new religious practices that allowed for freedom of religion

• introduced a new organization inside a state that controls actions and policies

What is sovereignty?

• group of people who are members or citizens of a state

• a government in which is held by the people

• ability to rule absolutely within a territory

• a country that is ruled by a small group of people

What are the four features of a state?

• Legislative, executive, judicial and compromise

• state, sovereignty, republic, and confederation

• population, territory, sovereignty, government

• confederation, democracy, dictatorship, oligarchy

What was the Magna Carta?

• document that limited the power of the King of England

• an agreement among individuals that created a government

• collection of newspaper articles published to convince people to support freedom of expression

• the first official document of government that ruled the colonies with the Mayflower compact

What is an autocracy?

• citizens hold political power

• king or queen rules the country

• one leader has complete control over citizens lives

• government in which one person has all the power

What is a direct democracy?

• citizens hold the political power

• citizens elect leaders to represent their rights

• there are no representatives, citizens are directly involved in ruling

• king or queen directly rule the country

What is a theocracy?

• ruled by a king or queen

• ruled by the people

• ruled by elected officials

• God or divine being has absolute authority