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WorksheetsFoundations of Government Unit I Exam
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 27mins
Democracy
A political unit with the power to make and enforce laws over a group of people.
A system where people can change their rulers in a peaceful manner and the government is given the right to rule over them,
Made up of formal institutions and processes through which decisions are made for a group of people.
A system developed to maximize chaos between people with liberal, conservative, and independent political ideologies.
Identify the best definition for STATE?
An example of a state is Kansas City, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Jackson, and Salt Lake City
A political unit with supreme power to make and enforce laws over a group of people within its territory and control its external affairs,
A political unit with limited power to make and enforce laws over a group of people within its territory and control its external affairs,
All of the above.
Identify the best explanation of the FORCE THEORY?
States are founded by God or gods, and the aruler possesses a “divine right’ to rule.
States gradually form overtime, growing from family and extended kinships
States form when an individual or group uses force to make enough people submit to central authority
None of the above.
Identify the best explanation of the EVOLUTION THEORY?
States are founded by God or gods, and the aruler possesses a “divine right’ to rule.
States gradually form overtime, growing from family and extended kinships
States form when an individual or group uses force to make enough people submit to central authority
None of the above.
Identify the best explanation of the DIVINE RIGHT THEORY?
States are founded by God or gods, and the aruler possesses a “divine right’ to rule.
States gradually form overtime, growing from family and extended kinships
States form when an individual or group uses force to make enough people submit to central authority
None of the above.
Identify the best explanation of the SOCIAL CONTRACT THEORY?
States are founded by God or gods, and the aruler possesses a “divine right’ to rule.
States gradually form overtime, growing from family and extended kinships
States form when an individual or group uses force to make enough people submit to central authority
States form when people reach a “contract'' to surrender some power to a common authority.
Which statement best represents the ideals of Enlightenment thinker JOHN LOCKE?
Favored representative democracy such as the English Parliament.
Was convinced that laws could not be unjust if the general will of the people was followed
Wrote “The Social Contract.”
Was convinced that laws could not be unjust if the general will of the people was followed
Believed that people needed a monarch
Which statement(s) best represents the ideals of Enlightenment thinker JEAN JACQUE ROUSSEAU?
Favored representative democracy such as the English Parliament.
Believed that people need to be protected from themselves with a government
Wrote “The Social Contract.”
Believed that people are inherently evil, selfish, self-serving and brutal.
Believed that people needed a monarch
A supporter of a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.
Conservative
Democrat
Liberal
Republican
A supporter of a political and social philosophy that does not promote individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.
Conservative
Democrat
Liberal
Republican
Which statement(s) best represents the ideals of Enlightenment thinker JEAN JACQUE ROUSSEAU?
Favored representative democracy such as the English Parliament.
Believed that people need to be protected from themselves with a government
Was convinced that laws could not be unjust if the general will of the people was followed.
Believed that people are inherently evil, selfish, self-serving and brutal.
Believed that people needed a monarch
Which statement(s) best represents the ideals of Enlightenment thinker JOHN LOCKE?
Wrote Leviathan,
Wrote the Two Treatise on Government
Wrote the Social Contract
Believed that people are inherently evil, selfish, self-serving and brutal.
Believed that people needed a monarch
Believed that without government control, society would be chaotic.
Thomas Jefferson
Calvin and Hobbes
Thomas Magnum
Thomas Hobbes
None of the above,
Identify the Enlightenment Thinkers that we have studied in class.
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington
Thomas Locke, John Hobbes, and Jean Jacque Rousseau
Jean Locke, John Hobbes, and Thomas Jacque Rousseau
Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, and Thomas Jefferson
None of the above
Which Enlightenment period philosopher wrote "Leviathan."
Thomas Jefferson
Hobbes and Calvin
Thomas Locke
Tom and Jerry
Thomas Hobbes
Ruler is believed to be chosen by God or the Gods is an example of what Origin of State Theory?
Social Right Theory
Evolution Theory
Natural Right Theory
Divine Right Theory
None of the Above
States are formed when people reach a "contract" to surrender some power to a common authority is an example of what Origin of State Theory?
Social Right Theory
Social Contract Theory
Natural Right Theory
Divine Right Theory
None of the Above
Identify the best definition for SOVEREIGNTY.
Supreme power to act within its territory and to control its external affairs
Limited power to act within its territory and to control its external affairs.
When states issue and enforce rules for the people living within its territory
None of the Above
Government is the formal structures and institutions through which decisions can be made,
True
False
Most government today exercise within the context of a state.
True
False
Governments do not function to ensure national security, maintain order, resolve conflict, and provide services for the common good.
True
False
Only a few theories have been put forth to explain why governments exist and the source of government's authority.
True
False
The three(3) main components of governments are people, power, and politics.
True
False
One of the functions of government is to ensure national security
True
False
Identify the components of a state.
territory
population
government
sovereignty
All of the Above
Multifarious
A particular system of philosophical thought
Having many or varied parts.
A ruler who believes they attain power through divine right
None of the Above
Philosophy
A particular system of philosophical thought
Having many or varied parts.
A ruler who believes they attain power through divine right
None of the Above
People have _____ ______ such as personal freedoms that allow people to enjoy liberty
(a)
(a) is the formal structures and institutions through which decisions are made
A (a) is a political unit with the power to make and enforce laws over a group of people
______ _____ believed the best form of government has limited powers and listens to the people
(a)
______ ___ is a system of rules derived from the natural world.
(a)
Rulers often have (a) . They are seen as right and proper by important segments of a nation’s population, so their governance is voluntarily accepted by the people.
The ______ ______ theory that exemplifies when people reach a "contract" to surrender some power to a common authority
(a)
Identify and then explain ONE of the three enlightenment thinkers' philosophies do you MOST identify with.
A supporter of a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.
Conservative
Shark
Liberal
Pelican
The three (3) main components of governments are (multiple responses)
people
power
policy
None of the Above
What 5 theories have been put forth to explain how and why the state came into being?
Divine Right Theory
Evolution Theory
Social Contract Theory
Force Theory
None of the Above
People, power, and policy are the three (3) components of governments. The PEOPLE component can best be explained using the following definition
Elected officials with the authority and control over others; public servants who carry out day-to-day governmental business.
Decisions made by government in pursuit of a goal; can be a law, a government program, or a set of government actions.
People, power, and policy are the three (3) components of governments. The POLICY component can best be explained using the following definition
Elected officials with the authority and control over others; public servants who carry out day-to-day governmental business.
Decisions made by government in pursuit of a goal; can be a law, a government program, or a set of government actions.
