Democracy In Action: Government And Our Lives Question Preview (ID: 35405)


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Karl Marx believed under this economic system one class would eveolve
a) capitalism
b) communism
c) fascism
d) monarchism

A loose union of independent states is called a
a) confederacy
b) federal system
c) consitutional government
d) unitary system

This system of government gives the key powers to the national government
a) republic
b) unitary
c) confederacy
d) federal

Any system of government in which a small group holds power is called
a) a dictatorship
b) a monarchy
c) an oligarchy
d) an autocracy

System of government created by the Constitution in which power is divided between the national government and the state government and in which the independent states are bound together under one national government.
a) unitary
b) confederacy
c) oligarchy
d) federalism

The Republicans and Democrats have developed in this country as the major
a) political parties
b) capitalists
c) proletariat
d) bourgeoisie

THIS STUDY IS CONCERNED WITH A GOVERNMENT'S POWER AND THE RIGHTS OF THE CITIZENS.
a) canon law
b) democracy
c) constitutional law
d) laissez faire

THIS IS NOT A FEATURE OF ALL THE STATES IN TODAY'S WORLD.
a) population
b) territory
c) government
d) democracy

He was the ruler of England during the American Revolution.
a) Henry VIII
b) Napoleon Bonaparte
c) James I
d) George III

IN THIS TYPE OF ECONOMY, THE GOVERNMENT OWNS THE BASIC MEANS OF PRODUCTION.
a) fascism
b) capitalism
c) communism
d) autism

Totalitarian dictatorship is a form of this type of government.
a) monarchy
b) oligarchy
c) autocracy
d) democracy

Communist countries have this type of economy.
a) capitalist
b) command economy
c) open market
d) laissez-faire

The effort to control or influence the conduct of government is called
a) free market
b) constitutional law
c) politics
d) sovereignty

This ancient Greek scholar was one of the first students of government.
a) Sun Tzu
b) Machiavelli
c) Aristotle
d) Michaelangelo

When the territory of both the nation and the state coincide, the country is a
a) nation-state
b) republic
c) democracy
d) polis

In an indirect democracy, public policies are determined by
a) economic planners
b) oligarchs
c) consensus
d) representatives

Direct democracy is distinguished by
a) power and influence
b) citizen decision making and majority rule.
c) representative government and the rule of law.
d) a social contract and republican government.

Adam Smith provided a philosophy for this type of economic system.
a) fascist
b) communist
c) free market
d) socialist

This is the institution through which the state maintains social order.
a) national guard
b) government
c) republic
d) politics

This is NOT needed for democracy to prosper.
a) an uneducated public.
b) a healthy economy
c) free enterprise
d) social consensus

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