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Global Studies Political Science Unit Test Review 1
Test Description: This test is designed to help students review for the Global Studies exam.
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1) Which of the following is an example of military power?
A
a gun
B
money
C
a PhD
D
cool clothes
2) Which of the following is an example of maintain public order?
A
None of these is right.
B
Police breaking up a fight at a bar.
C
Local government decided to increase the garbage tax.
D
Local government inspecting restaurants.
3) What does the term sovereign nation mean?
A
A state existing within the framework of a larger nation.
B
A nation with a government that independently rules over the people.
C
An area being taken over by another area.
D
A nation with a king or queen only.
4) Which of the following is an example of an authoritarian government?
A
a direct democracy
B
a dictatorship
C
a republic
D
a monarchy in which the monarch has little power
5) Which of the following is an example of Governments accomplish what citizens would have difficulty doing individually?
A
Opening a coffee shop.
B
Creating and providing access to clean water.
C
Giving away food.
D
Mowing citizens lawns.
6) Consent in government terms means.....
A
to punish
B
to agree
C
to criticize
D
to approve
7) Power becomes authority only when?
A
When the power is military and economic power.
B
When the power is seen as legitimate.
C
When the power is authoritarian.
D
When the power is military power.
8) Who believed the social contract existed to protect rights?
A
Voltaire
B
Rousseau
C
Locke
D
Hobbes
9) Which group would be a minority at Leyden?
A
right handed people
B
people under 18 years of age
C
adults
D
people with some level of Mexican ethnicity
10) Which of the following is an example of intellectual power?
A
Dr. Henry Louis Gates
B
Oprah Winfrey
C
Vice Admiral Michelle Howard
D
President Obama
11) You can never have total __________ and __________.
A
freedom, power
B
freedom, legitimacy
C
freedom, coercive force
D
freedom, security
12) To have authority, a government must have __________ and __________.
A
legitimacy, power
B
power, coercive force
C
legitimacy, consent
D
power, freedom
13) The ability to get one to do something without violence or torture is called__________.
A
legitimacy
B
rights
C
coercive force
D
power
14) According to John Locke's theory, ___
A
civilization corrupted people's natural goodness.
B
a ruler needs total power to keep people under control.
C
all people are born free and equal.
D
all humans are naturally selfish.
15) Governing well is best represented by doing which of the following?
A
Spying on the people in order to keep them safe.
B
Giving money to the people.
C
Meeting the 5 purposes of government.
D
Helping other countries.
16) Which is NOT a type of power?
A
Diplomatic
B
Intellectual
C
Experience
D
Military
17) Which of the following is NOT a purpose of government?
A
eliminate all threats to their citizens
B
provide public services
C
protect individual rights
D
make economic decisions
18) A leader decides to jail those who are his political opponents. Which understanding best relates to this situation?
A
The authority of government is challenged by other sources of power in society.
B
Power only becomes authority when it is recognized and accepted by those who will be under the authority.
C
The danger of democratic governments is that the majority can deny rights to others, whether through laws or social pressure.
D
Governments coordinate efforts of citizens to accomplish goals they could not accomplish alone.
19) Which of the following is an example of something an authoritarian government would do?
A
Ensure that all citizens have equal economic opportunities.
B
Hold free, open, and fair elections.
C
Ensure all citizens have equal rights.
D
Jail any opponent that runs in elections against the ruler.
20) Which description best characterizes a democracy?
A
The person who can accumulate the most military power rules the nation.
B
People choose their leaders and give them the authority to rule.
C
People give authority to a king or queen who has been chosen by God to rule.
D
A small party, or group of people meets once a year to select the ruler who then has authority to rule the whole nation.
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