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