Unit 1 Forms & Foundations Of American Government
50 Questions
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50 multiple choice and true/false questions (1 point each)
Questions and Answers
- 1.A system for maintaining order and security in a society is known as a _____________
- A.
Monarchy
- B.
Government
- C.
Culture
- 2.When the control in a government is in a hereditary position, such as a king or queen, this is known as a _______________
- A.
Democracy
- B.
Monarchy
- C.
Oligarchy
- 3.When a government has total control over every aspect its citizens lives, it is known as a_____________ government.
- A.
Totalitarian
- B.
Dictatorship
- C.
Anarchy
- 4.When no formal government system exists, the country is considered to be an _________________.
- A.
Oligarchy
- B.
Anarchy
- C.
Dictatorship
- 5.When the control of government is achieved and maintained through force, this is known as a ______________________
- A.
Oligarchy
- B.
Monarchy
- C.
Dictatorship
- 6.A ___________________ exists when people are the source of authority in a government.
- A.
Democracy
- B.
Oligarchy
- C.
Dictatorship
- 7.When the people directly vote on issues confronting their society, their form of government is a ________________________________
- A.
Representative Democracy
- B.
Direct Democracy
- C.
Indirect Monarchy
- 8.When the people elect representatives to vote on the issues confronting their society, their form of government is a _________________________
- A.
Direct Democracy
- B.
Direct Monarchy
- C.
Representative Democracy
- 9.When a government is controlled by a few select individuals or a small group of people, this is known as an _________________________
- A.
Anarchy
- B.
Monarchy
- C.
Oligarchy
- 10.When there is a division of powers between national and state governments, this is a _________________________ form of government.
- A.
Federal
- B.
Unitary
- C.
Confederate
- 11.When all key powers are concentrated with the national or central government, this is a ___________________________ form of government.
- A.
Democratic
- B.
Unitary
- C.
Confederate
- 12.When all key powers lie with each individual state governments, this is a ______________ form of government.
- A.
Federal
- B.
Democratic
- C.
Confederate
- 13.Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States could best be described as a Confederate form of government.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Under the Constitution, the United States could best be described as a ______________ form of government.
- A.
Totalitarian
- B.
Federal
- C.
Confederate
- 15.The Ancient Greeks contributed the idea of a ___________________ to the world.
- A.
Direct Democracy
- B.
Social Contract
- C.
Representative Democracy
- 16.The Ancient Romans contributed the idea of a __________________ to the world.
- A.
Direct Democracy
- B.
Social Contract
- C.
Representative Democracy
- 17.The Magna Carta was the first document to set limits on a monarch’s power.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.The Magna Carta established the “rule of law,” but these laws did not apply to the monarchy.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.The English “Right of Petition” was the first document to prohibit “arbitrary arrests,” but it did allow the king to “quarter” his army in private homes.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.The English Bill of Rights gave British subjects the right to petition the king, to bear arms, and freedom from cruel and unusual punishment.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.Thomas Hobbes was the political theorist who first introduced the idea that government was the result of a social contract between people and their rulers.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.Thomas Hobbes believed that people living under a social contract did not need an absolute ruler to enforce the laws of their social contract.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.John Locke also believed in a social contract theory, which he based on the theory of natural rights that included the right to life, liberty, and the ownership of property.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.John Locke believed that people needed an absolute monarch to ensure their natural rights.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.Montesquieu was the first to introduce the concept of “separation of powers.”
- A.
True
- B.
False
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