Forms of Government
Economic Systems
Constitutional Republic 1
Constitutional Republic 2
Philosophies
100
For centuries, __________ were viewed as empowered by wealth, an idea muddled by elite theory early in the twentieth century.
A. Republic
B. Democracy
C. Monarchy
D. Oligarchy
E. Theocracy
F. Autocracy
D. Oligarchy
100
What to produce, How to produce it, and Who gets what is produced are all questions in a(n):
A. Form of Government
B. System of Government
C. Economic System
D. Federal System
C. Economic System
100
A. checks and balances
B. consent of the governed
C. democracy
D. due process of law
E. federalism
A. checks and balances
100
_____________, in politics and government, the blind submission to authority and the repression of individual freedom of thought and action. These regimes are systems of government that have no established mechanism for the transfer of executive power and do not afford their citizens civil liberties or political rights.
A. limited government
B. representative government
C. republicanism
D. authoritarian
D. authoritarian
100
Political Philosophies are:
A. Organizational structures
B. Beliefs about government
B. Beliefs about government
200
A(n) ___________ is a form of government in which one ruler has absolute control and decision-making power in all matters of state and over all the country’s people.
A. Republic
B. Democracy
C. Monarchy
D. Oligarchy
E. Theocracy
F. Autocracy
F. Autocracy
200
A centrally planned economy in which the government controls all means of production.
A. Capitalism
B. Socialism
C. Communism
D. Federalism
B. Socialism
200
A. checks and balances
B. consent of the governed
C. democracy
D. due process of law
E. federalism
E. federalism
200
________________, a form of government that theoretically permits no individual freedom and that seeks to subordinate all aspects of individual life to the authority of the state.
A. republicanism
B. rule of law
C. separation of powers
D. totalitarian
D. totalitarian
200
The standard of living in the United States is a measure of how well people and families are doing.
A. True
B. False
A. True
300
___________, government by divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided. In many, government leaders are members of the clergy, and the state’s legal system is based on religious law.
A. Republic
B. Democracy
C. Monarchy
D. Oligarchy
E. Theocracy
F. Autocracy
E. Theocracy
300
A political ideology and type of government in which the state owns the major resources in a society, including property, means of production, education, agriculture and transportation. This economic system proposes a society in which everyone shares the benefits of labor equally, and eliminates the class system through redistribution of on income.
A. Capitalism
B. Socialism
C. Communism
D. Federalism
C. Communism
300
The Magna Carta, 5th Amendment, and 14th Amendment are all examples of:
A. checks and balances
B. consent of the governed
C. due process of law
D. federalism
C. due process of law
300
Refers to the fact that government in the United States is based on a ________________ which is the supreme law of the United States.
A. separation of powers
B. constitutional republic
C. authoritarian
D. totalitarian
B. constitutional republic
300
The key ingredients of economic freedom are personal choice, voluntary exchange, freedom to compete, and protection of person and property.
A. True
B. False
A. True
400
A form of government in which the people have a say. The United States, Mexico, India, France, Kenya, South Korea, Peru, and Indonesia are only a few of the world’s many true __________s.
A. Republic
B. Democracy
C. Monarchy
D. Oligarchy
E. Theocracy
F. Autocracy
A. Republic
400
An economic system in which private actors own and control property in accord with their interests, and demand and supply freely set prices in markets in a way that can serve the best interests of society.
A. Capitalism
B. Socialism
C. Communism
D. Federalism
A. Capitalism
400
The Mayflower Compact, John Locke's Social Contract, The Constitution are all examples of:
A. checks and balances
B. consent of the governed
C. democracy
D. due process of law
E. federalism
B. consent of the governed
400
The English Bill of Rights, The Bill of Rights, and Unalienable Rights are all examples of:
A. individual rights
B. limited government
C. representative government
D. republicanism
A. individual rights
400
Opportunity is an occasion or situation which makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of doing something.
A. True
B. False
A. True
500
Literally means rule by the people. The term is derived from the Greek dēmokratia, which was coined from dēmos (“people”) and kratos (“rule”) in the middle of the 5th century bce to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, notably Athens.
A. Republic
B. Democracy
C. Monarchy
D. Oligarchy
E. Theocracy
F. Autocracy
B. Democracy
500
A ________________ with little government control can be a great way to lift people out of poverty and increase social mobility.
A. Free Market System
B. Socialism
C. Communism
D. Federalism
A. Free Market System
500
Historical Codes like the 12 Tables, the Ten Commandments and Hammurabi's Code are all examples of:
A. checks and balances
B. consent of the governed
C. rule of law
D. due process of law
C. rule of law
500
This prevents tyranny:
A. limited government
B. representative government
C. republicanism
D. rule of law
E. All of the above
E. All of the above
500
Authoritarianism is a system said to promote national unity.
A. True
B. False
A. True