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American Government Section 1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are characteristics of a state?

a)

population and sovereignty

b)

sovereignty and a military

c)

public projects and a government

d)

a territory and a legal system

2.

The supreme power of a state to act within its territory and have absolute authority over its internal and external affairs is called

a)

policy.

b)

legitimacy.

c)

sovereignty.

d)

legislative power.

3.

Which of the following is not one of the four basic characteristics of a state?

a)

Population

b)

Territory

c)

Government

d)

Democracy

4.
An institution through which leaders exercise power to make and enforce laws affecting the people under its control?
a)
Government
b)
Economics
c)
Socialism
d)
Oregon
5.
A group of people united by bonds of race, language, custom, tradition, and sometimes religion? 
a)
Nation
b)
State
c)
Government
d)
Economics
6.
A political community that occupies a definite territory and has an organized government?
a)
Country
b)
anarchy
c)
nation
d)
government
7.

This plan provides the rules for government.

a)

constitution

b)

confederacy

c)

Preamble

d)

politics

8.

This statement in the Constitution sets forth the goals and purposes to be served by the government.

a)

Prologue

b)

Preamble

c)

Preface

d)

Prelude

9.

An area with a population, a defined territory, a government, and the ability to make decisions for itself is a...

a)

state

b)

nation

c)

territory

d)

region

10.

A group of people who share a common culture and identity as a group are called a ___.

a)

nation state

b)

nation

c)

state

d)

country

11.

This is the institution through which the state maintains social order.

a)

sovereignty

b)

republic

c)

politics

d)

government

12.

This plan provides the rules for government.

a)

constitution

b)

confederacy

c)

Preamble

d)

politics