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WorksheetsChapter 1 Foundations of Government
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
What is the main characteristic of a representative democracy?
Power is held by a single person
Government is elected by the people, for the people
Power is inherited
Government is appointed by a monarch
A system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting and electing their policy-makers
opportunity
democracy
mob rule
equality
The rule of law, which is essential element of democratic republic, means that every citizen is _______ before the law.
equal
free
dignified
liberal
Placing limits on government (a Bill of Rights) allows for more....
crime reduction for society
military strength for the country
personal freedoms for the people
economic restrictions to help the lower/middle class
State-centered government where the federal/national government is weak and can only do what state governments dictate to it
Federation
Confederation
Federalism
constitutional monarchy
What do we call a government run by a small group?
federation
confederation
oligarchy
democratic republic
How did we define the term sovereignty?
persons living in a designated area
the size or territory of a state or country
authority over
an institution through which society makes and enforces laws
From the list below, which is NOT a characteristic of a state?
Government
Sovereignty
Territory
Ideology
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Bill of Rights
The Constitution
The Declaration of Independence
The theory that a ruler's power came from God.
Force
Evolutionary
Divine Right
Social Contract
The theory that governments developed because stronger people use dominance to control and exert their will over weaker people.
Divine Right
Force
Social Contract
Evolutionary
Hobbes and Locke advocated for which of the theories of government origin?
Evolutionary
Force
Divine Right
Social Contract
Argued the purpose of government was to provide order and stability.
Locke
Hobbes
Argued the state of nature was "nasty, brutish, and short".
Locke
Hobbes
Argued that the authority of government to rule comes from the consent of the people.
Locke
Hobbes
Argued that the people have the right to rebel and replace their government if the government fails to protect their basic human rights.
Locke
Hobbes
All of the following are natural rights EXCEPT:
Life
Liberty
Right to bare arms
Property
Legacy High School is considered an example of which purpose of government?
Resolving differences of opinion
Responsibility for a stable economy
Maintaining public order and safety
Providing a public service
Border control checkpoints can be considered an example of which purpose?
Maintaining public order and safety
Providing National Security
Provision of public goods and services
Responsibility for a stable economy
What is sovereignty?
people who are the members or citizens of a state
the area in which is a states rule applies
the ability to rule with absolute power within a territory
organization
What are the essential features of a state?
Population, Technology, Authority, Land
Population, Territory, Sovereignty, Government
Territory, Sovereignty, Government, Technology
Government, Territory, Laws, People
• A system of government that one person has absolute power.
• A single ruler
Dictatorship
Democracy
Oligarchy
Confederate
1. A system of government in which the people elect candidates to make policies and laws for them.
2. This is the type of government that the United States has.
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
A system of government where almost all power is located with the central government
federal
confederal
parliamentary
unitary
Which type of economic system does the United States have?
Market
Commend
Mixed
Traditional
