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