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WorksheetsPrinciples of Government
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which major historical political theory of the origin of the state is most compatible with the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Force Theory
b)
Social Contract Theory
c)
Evolutionary Theory
d)
Divine Right of Kings Theory
2.
Being able to rule without the consent of a higher authority is.....
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Sovereignty
c)
Blasphemy
d)
Divine Right
3.
The power to interpret laws is what type of power?
a)
executive
b)
judicial
c)
legislative
d)
authoritative
4.
Which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of the U.S. government stated in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?
a)
to establish justice
b)
to insure peace at home
c)
to make the United States the most powerful country in the world
d)
to provide for the common defense by providing military protection
5.
Who holds the supreme authority in a dictatorship?
a)
a majority of the people
b)
a single person or small group of people
c)
the courts
d)
the legislature
6.
What is the definition of government?
a)
the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
b)
the population and territory of a given region
c)
the idea that people agree of their own free will to give power to others
d)
the supreme authority of a state, which is not subordinate to any other authority
7.
What are the basic powers that every government holds?
a)
legislative, executive, and judicial powers
b)
population, territory, and sovereign powers
c)
those granted by God as divine rights
d)
those granted by the people through free and open elections
8.
Which of the following sets includes the common characteristics of every State?
a)
democracy, dictatorship, population, territory
b)
territory, population, government, sovereignty
c)
sovereignty, absolute power, government, democracy
d)
boundaries, government, institutions, public policies
9.
Which branch of the government makes the laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
10.
Which branch of the government carries out the laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
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