Last Minute Cram Session-Foundations of Government

In which type of democracy do people vote on every issue?

• Representative Democracy

• Direct Democracy

• Oligarchy

• Theocracy

Which type of government is ruled by people through voting?

• Oligarchy

• Democracy

• Dictatorship

• Theocracy

What idea is John Locke most famous for?

• Social Contract

• Natural Rights

• Checks and Balances

• Divine Right of Kings

Thomas Hobbes is known for which of the following?

• Natural Rights
• Divine Right of Kings
• Social Contract
• Common Law

Who rules in a dictatorship?

• One person/leader
• A few people
• a king or queen
• President

Which fundamental idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• The government should guarantee every citizen economic security.

• The central government and state governments should have equal power.

• Rulers derive their right to govern from God and are therefore bound to govern in the nation’s best interest.

• If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be overthrown.

How did the Declaration of Independence embody (reflect) Enlightenment ideals?

• It stated that all titles of nobility should be abolished.

• It protected the rights of the accused and prohibited cruel punishment.

• It set up a system of checks and balances for the U.S. government.

• It said that people have rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

When the central government is run by a small group of people. 

• autocracy 
• democracy 
• oligarchy 
• parliamentary 

"The form of government of Iran is that of an Islamic Republic, endorsed by the people of  Iran on the basis of their longstanding belief in the sovereignty of truth and Qur'anic  justice, " Iranian constitution
What can you assume about the type of government Iran has? 

• It is a Democracy
• It is a Theocracy
• It is an Oligarchy
• None of the above

"All of North Korea is a jail" with referencing this quote, what can you assume about the type of government that North Korea has? 

• Democracy 
• Theocracy
• Dictatorship
• Monarchy