U. S. Government: Democracy In Action

Chapter 1: People and Government

People and Government

1
The evolutionary theory of government origin hypothesizes that the state started out as __________
A)a consolidation of one person's power.
B)an agreement between rulers and ruled.
C)an extended family.
D)God's creation.
2
A government establishes courts to __________
A)stimulate economic growth.
B)defend the country from attack.
C)maintain social order.
D)promote public health and safety.
3
A unitary system of government gives all key powers to the __________
A)national government.
B)provincial governments.
C)county governments.
D)city governments.
4
One purpose a constitution serves is to __________
A)establish a basic structure of government.
B)put all of a nation's laws and customs in writing.
C)give government unlimited powers.
D)always reflect the actual practice of government.
5
The key idea of democracy is that the people of a country __________
A)hold sovereign power.
B)cannot put limits on power.
C)appear to have power but are actually suppressed.
D)meet regularly to decide key issues.
6
Democracy requires that all people be free to __________
A)develop their own capacities.
B)do whatever they want.
C)do what their leaders permit.
D)vote on every issue individually.
7
Today the American economy and others like it are described as __________
A)mixed-market economies.
B)pure capitalist systems.
C)democratic socialism.
D)command economies.
8
Karl Marx predicted that workers would overthrow capitalist governments and create their own government that would __________
A)own the means of production.
B)keep its hands off the economy.
C)ensure free competition in the marketplace.
D)pay workers just enough to survive.
9
The four essential features of a modern state are population, territory, government, and __________
A)sovereignty.
B)social consensus.
C)common customs.
D)one language.
10
The countries most likely to succeed as democracies have citizens who __________
A)cannot control their economic lives.
B)inform themselves about issues.
C)avoid serving on juries.
D)have differences of opinion on all basic issues.
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