Week 1 & 2 vocabulary Quiz

What is the term for the individuals and groups that make society's rules and possess the power and authority to ensure these rules are followed?

• Politics

• Government

• Economy

• Society

What term describes activities aimed at resolving conflicts over the distribution of scarce resources within a society?

• Economics

• Politics

• Sociology

• Law

What is the legitimate, or valid, right to use power called?

• Sovereignty

• Authority

• Public Services

• Governance

What term describes services governments provide to all members of a community?

• Authority

• Sovereignty

• Public Services

• Infrastructure

What is a characteristic of a state having the absolute authority to govern itself?

• Authority

• Public Services

• Sovereignty

• Democracy

What is National Sovereignty?

• A nation's absolute authority to govern itself without foreign interference

• A nation's ability to trade freely with other countries

• A nation's right to form alliances with other nations

• A nation's power to influence global politics

What does the Divine Right Theory suggest?

• Leaders are chosen by the people through elections

• Leaders are granted authority by God or gods

• Leaders are selected based on their wealth

• Leaders are appointed by a council of elders

What was the Enlightenment?

• A 17th-century intellectual movement

• A 19th-century industrial revolution

• A 15th-century religious reformation

• A 20th-century technological advancement

What is the Social Contract Theory?

• A theory that suggests governments began when people agreed to obey a common set of rules for security.

• A theory that states power is held by a single person.

• A theory that leaders must answer to the people.

• A theory that promotes complete freedom without rules.

What does an Authoritarian government refer to?

• A government where leaders are required to answer to the people.

• A government where people are required to obey the leaders.

• A government where power is shared equally among all citizens.

• A government where there is no leadership.