Government Final Morris 24

Which of the following describes the majority of pre-state societies prior to the Neolithic Revolution?

• small bands of nomadic hunter-gatherers

• horticultural societies with permanent structures and residence

• pacifistic bands of humans coexisted in harmony with nature

• fully developed agricultural societies with voluntary hierarchical systems of organization

Definition: A group of independent villages organized into clans and led by a local ruler or clan head without any central government.

• Stateless society

• Gerontocracy

• Theocracy

Definition: A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land.

• Feudalism

• Capitalism

• Manorialism

• Socialism

Which of the following played an influential role in English law & individual rights since the 13th century CE?

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Act of Uniformity

• The Instrument of Government

• The Magna Carta

Which of the following uniquely showcased the ability of colonists to successfully levy taxes, create laws, and establish militias through the formation of republican institution?

• The Lord Proprietors

• The House of Burgesses

• The Dominion of New England

• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Which of the following long-term developments helped colonists develop an independent identity from England?

• benign neglect

• the Clarendon Codes

• British colonial war

• mercantile regulation of trade

Which of the following DOES NOT reflect a common type of person who colonized the Thirteen Colonies?

The English state required the adoption of specific religious beliefs and practices of which of the following?

• The Presbyterian Church

• The Catholic Church

• The Methodist Church

• The Anglican Church

Following the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, which of the following forms of government was adopted to provide a system of defense for the peoples of Europe? (it is also referred to as manorialism)

During the Classical Era (550 BCE – 600 CE), what form of government united and organized many disparate states into a more peaceful and prosperous empire?

• feudalism

• centralization

• pastoralism

• federalism