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Standard Gov. 1, Unit 1-Basics of Gov. Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a trait of an authoritarian government?

a)

Free press

b)

Lack of freedom of speech

c)

Free and fair elections

d)

Large bodies of Congress

2.
Fred believes that it is best for a government to have equal power split between both the state and federal governments. Fred most likely is a supporter of ______________________ form of government.
a)
A unitary system
b)
A confederate system
c)
A federal system
d)
An anarchic system
3.
What economic philosophy takes a “laissez faire” approach to how government should handle business?
a)
Command Economy
b)
Barter Economy
c)
Mixed Economy
d)
Market Economy
4.
A unitary system of government typically involves a government with ___________________.
a)
Strong central power
b)
Weak central power
c)
No central power
d)
A dictatorship
5.
Anarchy is a description of a country that __________________________________________.
a)
Has an authoritarian regime
b)
Has a democratic regime
c)
Has no functioning government.
d)
Has a few powerful rulers
6.

Which of the following quotes matches the philosophy of "interventionism?"

a)

"Let people do as they will, the government has no place involving themselves there"

b)

"The government needs to step in to solve the problem"

c)

"A local solution is always better than a federal solution"

d)

"Big government has no place involving itself in our everyday lives"

7.

Which of the following is one of the purposes of government?

a)

To provide for the people

b)

To set up a dictatorship

c)

To set up an economic system

d)

To defeat all external nations

8.

Which of the following nations is best described as having a "command economy?"

a)

The U.S.

b)

China

c)

Europe

d)

North Korea

9.

Which of the following is a typical trait of democratic countries?

a)

Ability to participate in free and fair elections

b)

Ability to exercise at the gym for free

c)

Ability to have an extremely powerful country

d)

Ability to defeat other countries in warfare

10.

A synonym, or another word used for an authoritarian regime, would be ______________________.

a)

Democratic

b)

Totalitarian

c)

Socialist

d)

Dictatorship