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Unit 1- Foundations Of Government
Test Description: Use this to help you prepare for your Unit 1 Test about the Foundations of Government.
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1) What is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies?
A
Sovereignty
B
Federal Government
C
Government
D
Democracy
2) ____________________ means the supreme and absolute authority within the boundaries of an area.
A
parliamentary
B
sovereignty
C
oligarchy
D
majority rule
3) What is the name of a government ruled by a king or queen?
A
Republic
B
Theocracy
C
Monarchy
D
Dictatorship
4) What is the form of government where the supreme authority rests with the people?
A
Republic
B
Democracy
C
Federal Government
D
Oligarchy
5) In which type of government do citizens choose their leaders by voting?
A
Theocracy
B
Monarchy
C
Republic
D
Parliamentary
6) What type of government gives the person/people in charge ultimate power?
A
Oligarchy
B
Theocracy
C
Monarchy
D
Dictatorship
7) Which type of government is usually led by a small, elite group?
A
Parliamentary
B
Republic
C
Federal Government
D
Oligarchy
8) What type of government is controlled by religious leaders?
A
Theocracy
B
Oligarchy
C
Monarchy
D
Democracy
9) In which type of government is power divided between central and local governments?
A
Sovereignty
B
Parliamentary
C
Democracy
D
Federal Government
10) What is the belief that the larger percentage of people will be right more than they will be wrong?
A
Majority Rule
B
Compromise
C
Equality
D
Confederation
11) Which of the following is a synonym for freedom?
A
Equality
B
Compromise
C
Liberty
D
Parliamentary
12) Which term means that people are of equal worth politically?
A
Liberty
B
Equality
C
Compromise
D
Majority Rule
13) Which term means a settlement to an a disagreement in which both sides give up something?
A
Sovereignty
B
Majority Rule
C
Compromise
D
Confederation
14) What type of government includes an executive branch with a Prime Minister and cabinet?
A
Republic
B
Parliamentary
C
Democracy
D
Confederation
15) Which terms describes several groups joining for a common purpose?
A
Confederation
B
Government
C
Republic
D
Oligarchy
16) Which English philosopher wrote about the natural rights of man and social contract?
A
Thomas Hobbes
B
John Rousseau
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
John Locke
17) A type of government that had a few wealthy leaders would be considered a _______________________.
A
Oligarchy
B
Dictatorship
C
Representative Government
D
Theocracy
18) In a ________________________ the people elect or choose their leaders.
A
Monarchy
B
Oligarchy
C
Representative Government
D
Theocracy
19) What type of government does the United States have?
A
Monarchy
B
Oligarchy
C
Constitutional Monarchy
D
Representative Government
20) Which of the following is a difference between a monarchy and a dictatorship?
A
Monarchies come to power through birthrights, dictatorships take power by force
B
Monarchies are run by one person, dictatorships are run by a small group
C
Monarchies are voted upon, dictatorships are not
D
Monarchies make laws, dictatorships do not
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