Chapter 1 Test

Question 0

What are the 4 theories on the origin of the state?

Answer 0

The divine right theory, social contract theory, evolutionary theory, force theory.

Question 1

What are the 4 essential features of a state?

Answer 1

Population, territory, sovereignty, government.

Question 2

What are the 4 purposes of a government?

Answer 2

To maintain social order, providing public services, providing national security, economic decisions.

Question 3

What are the 3 purposes of a constitution?

Answer 3

To have ideals we believe in, supreme law of the land, and establish the basic structure.

Question 4

What is the preamble?

Answer 4

A statement in a constitution that sets forth the goals and purposes of government.

Question 5

What is politics?

Answer 5

The effort to control or influence the conduct and policies of government.

Question 6

What is socialism?

Answer 6

An economic system in which the government owns everything. Production, social services, health care.

Question 7

What is a consensus?

Answer 7

A general agreement

Question 8

What is a proletariat?

Answer 8

A worker that produces the goods.

Question 9

What is a free market?

Answer 9

Economic system in which buyers and sellers make free choices in the marketplace.

Question 10

What is communism?

Answer 10

An economic system in which the central government directs all major economic decisions.

Question 11

What is democracy?

Answer 11

A government in which the people rule.

Question 12

What are the bourgeoise?

Answer 12

Capitalists who own the means of production.

Question 13

What is a developing nation?

Answer 13

A nation only beginning to develop industrially.

Question 14

What is a social contract?

Answer 14

A theory that by contract, people surrender to the state the power needed to maintain order, and in return the government protects the citizens.

Question 15

What is a constitution?

Answer 15

A plan that provides the rules for government.

Question 16

What is free enterprise?

Answer 16

The opportunity to control ones own economic decisions.

Question 17

What is the laizzes-faire?

Answer 17

The philosophy that the government should keep its hands off the economy.

Question 18

What is a federal system?

Answer 18

A government that divides the powers of government between the national government and state or provincial governments.

Question 19

What is a constitutional law?

Answer 19

Law that involves the interpretation and application of the U.S constitution.

Question 20

What is a command economy?

Answer 20

An economic system in which the government controls the factors of production.

Question 21

What is a developed nation?

Answer 21

A nation that has been developed industrially.

Question 22

What is democratic socialism?

Answer 22

An economic in which people have control over government through free elections, multiparty systems, but they own the means of production.

Question 23

What is the constitutional government?

Answer 23

A government in which a constitutional has authority to place clearly recognized limits on those who govern.

Question 24

What is a monarchy?

Answer 24

Autocracy in which a king, queen, or emperor exercises supreme powers of government.

Question 25

What is sovereignty?

Answer 25

The supreme and absolute authority within territorial boundaries.

Question 26

What is capitalism?

Answer 26

An economic system providing free choices and individual incentive for workers, investors, consumers, and business enterprises.

Question 27

What is a nation-state?

Answer 27

A country in which the territory of both the nation and the state coincide.

Question 28

What is an autocracy?

Answer 28

Where one person holds all power.

Question 29

What is a constitutional monarchy?

Answer 29

When a king or queen share power with elected leaders.

Question 30

What is an Oligarchy?

Answer 30

When a small group of people holds the power. (Communist countries)

Question 31

What are the 4 characteristics of a Democracy?

Answer 31

Individual liberty, majority with minority rights, free elections, and competing politics parties.

Question 32

What are the 5 examples of Active Citizen Participation?

Answer 32

Vote, volunteer, run for office, serve on juries, and protest.

Question 33

What are 4 parts of a favorable economy?

Answer 33

Choice, large middle class, free enterprise, and stability.

Question 34

What is economics?

Answer 34

The study if human efforts to satisfy unlimited wants through the use of limited resources.

Question 35

What are the 3 economic decisions?

Answer 35

What and how much should be provided? How should goods and services be produced? Who gets the good and services that are produced?

Question 36

What is a Mixed Market Economy?

Answer 36

Some government control. They control, public services, transportation, taxes, and social security.

Question 37

What are the 4 parts to capitalism?

Answer 37

Allowed to have private ownership of resources, competition, freedom of choice, and profits.

Question 38

What is Jurisdiction?

Answer 38

The authority to hear certain cases.

Question 39

What is Original Jurisdiction?

Answer 39

Lowest courts authority over an issue.

Question 40

What is Appellate Jurisdiction?

Answer 40

Authority over appeals from lower courts.

Question 41

What is the main job of the Supreme Court?

Answer 41

To interpret laws.

Question 42

List the steps in a Supreme Court Case.

Answer 42

1. ) Acceptance 2. ) Written Arguments 3. ) Oral Arguments 4. ) Conference 5. ) Opinion Writing 6. ) Anouncement

Question 43

What are the different types of Opinions?

Answer 43

1. ) Majority Opinion 2. ) Dissenting Opinion 3. ) Concurrent Opinion

Question 44

What is the Dissenting Opinion?

Answer 44

The Minority Opinion.

Question 45

What is the Concurrent Opinion?

Answer 45

They agree with the majority opinion, but for different reasons.

Question 46

What is the Writ of Certiorari?

Answer 46

What the acceptance of a Supreme Court case.

Question 47

What are the Amicus Curiae Briefs?

Answer 47

Someone gives information to the Supreme Court, but isn't a part of the case.