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