Political Science - American Federal Gov't Quiz 1
Basic Political Science, Quiz 1. Covers chapters 1 & 3.
- 1.What is the state of nature?
- 2.Characterized by a state that regulates nearly every aspect of public and private life is what kind of government?
- A.
Authoritarian
- B.
Oligarchy
- C.
Dictatorship
- D.
Democracy
- 3.Individual has full power over entire country.
- A.
Authoritarian
- B.
Oligarchy
- C.
Monarchy
- D.
Autocracy
- 4.Rule by a small group of people who share similar interests or relations.
- A.
Authoritarian
- B.
Oligarchy
- C.
Democracy
- D.
Theocracy
- 5.Rule by a government where all citizens are represented, but power is held by the majority.
- A.
Authoritarian
- B.
Autocracy
- C.
Monarch
- D.
Democracy
- E.
Oligarchy
- 6.What year was Leviathan published?
- 7.What year was the Two Treatises of Government first published?
- 8.Who said the right to:1. Life2. Liberty3. Property
- 9.Who created the Two Treatises of Government?
- 10.Who is the author of Leviathan?
- A.
John Locke
- B.
Plato
- C.
Thomas Hobbes
- D.
Aristotle
- 11.Rule by an individual who has inherited the role and expects to bequeath it to their heir.
- A.
Authoritarian
- B.
Autocracy
- C.
Monarchy
- D.
Oligarchy
- 12.Rule by a religious elite.
- A.
Democracy
- B.
Theocracy
- C.
Authoritarian
- D.
Autocracy
- 13.If a monarchy is constitutional then the monarch has absolute political power.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.What kind of government does the United States have?
- A.
Democracy
- B.
Oligarchy
- C.
Republic
- D.
Autocracy
- E.
Democratic Republic
- 15.What year was The Mayflower Compact designed?
- A.
1782
- B.
1680
- C.
1620
- D.
1721
- 16.Why did the settlers create The Mayflower Compact?
- 17.What was the first British tax imposed on the new Colonies?
- A.
Tea Act
- B.
Sugar Act
- C.
Stamp Act
- D.
Townshend Act
- 18.In what year was the Sugar Act imposed?
- A.
1620
- B.
1765
- C.
1787
- D.
1776
- 19.What year was the Townshend Act created?
- A.
1767
- B.
1765
- C.
1620
- D.
1786
- 20.What year did the Boston Tea Party occur?
- A.
1620
- B.
1765
- C.
1787
- D.
1773
- 21.What year did the First Continental Congress meet to discuss to boycott all British goods?
- A.
1620
- B.
1765
- C.
1774
- D.
1767
- 22.Second Continental Congress discussed to declare independence during what time?
- A.
1620-1624
- B.
1786-1787
- C.
1775-1781
- 23.When was the Declaration of Independence?
- A.
July 4, 1776
- B.
November 4, 1876
- C.
May 4, 1672
- D.
January 7, 1775
- 24.When was the Articles of Confederation Adopted?
- A.
December 12, 1842
- B.
January 14, 1773
- C.
November 15, 1777
- D.
July 16, 1779
- 25.What occurred Aug. 1786 - Feb. 1787?
- A.
The Articles of Confederation was adopted.
- B.
British imposes Stamp Act.
- C.
First Continental Congress meets to boycott British goods.
- D.
The Shays Rebellion.
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