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GOVT 11 MP3 2017-2018.
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What is government?
a) the services provided a community, such as police protection, fire protection, and public health programs
b) the laws that protect peoples’ rights and ensure the safety of a state's citizens
c) the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies
d) the process by which public officials are elected to and removed from office
This man's writings influenced the American revolutionaries.
a) Adam Smith
b) Karl Marx
c) John Locke
d) Abraham Lincoln
A legitimate government is
a) one in which government leaders obtain and keep power by using force.
b) one that offers the fastest solutions to a nation’s problems and citizens’ needs
c) one that is created by a union of many smaller groups that could not obtain power on their own.
d) one that is accepted by its people and other governments as the sovereign authority of a nation.
This ancient Greek scholar was one of the first students of government.
a) Karl Marx
b) Aristotle
c) John Locke
d) Adam Smith
The U.S. Congress is a bicameral branch of government in which each state—
a) is represented based on its population in the House of Representatives and is equally represented in the Senate
b) elects members of the Senate and the House of Representatives every other year
c) is represented based on its population in the Senate and is equally represented in the House of Representatives
d) is represented based on its population in both the Senate and in the House of Representatives
Which of the following is the best definition of the public policies of a government?
a) everything a government does to collect taxes
b) everything a government decides to do
c) everything a government does related to public services
d) everything a government decides to do regarding foreign affairs
The form of democracy we have in this country is called
a) direct democracy.
b) constitutional democracy.
c) socialistic democracy.
d) representative democracy.
This system divides the power between the state and national governments.
a) socialist
b) communist
c) unitary
d) federal
Which of the following is an advantage of a unitary government?
a) The central government and local governments share power equally.
b) The local governments hold most of the power.
c) The central government holds all of the power.
d) The central government is a dictatorship.
In what way is the United States a representative democracy?
a) Citizens allow a self-appointed elite to make decisions for them.
b) Citizens choose small groups of people to make laws and policy for them.
c) Citizens decide laws and policies directly in mass meetings
d) Citizens elect a President who has absolute power to make decisions for them.
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