Government Test Review

Question 1

Government

Answer 1

it is the institution through which society makes and enforces public policies.

Question 2

Public Policy

Answer 2

all of those things a government decides to do for its citizens.

Question 3

Theocracy

Answer 3

The legal system based on religious law

Question 4

Tribal Government

Answer 4

any Indian tribe, band, nation or any other organized group

Question 5

Monarchy

Answer 5

a system of government in which one person reigns usually a king or queen. The authority is generally inherited and is often the only head of state, not government.

Question 6

Absolute Monarchy

Answer 6

ruled by one person, usually a king or queen whose actions are restricted either by written law or custom.

Question 7

Confederacy (confederation)

Answer 7

an alliance of independent states.

Question 8

unitary government

Answer 8

powers held by government belong to a single ,central agency.

Question 9

federal government

Answer 9

power of government are divided between a central government and several local governments

Question 10

social contract theory

Answer 10

people love together in society in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political rules of behavior.

Question 11

socialism

Answer 11

philosophy based on the idea that the benefits of activity should be fairly distributed

Question 12

English common law

Answer 12

the body of customary law, based upon judicial decisions and embodied in reports of decided cases

Question 13

Which form of government usually has a dictator as the head government?

Answer 13

dictatorship

Question 14

what is the difference between a direct democracy and indirect democracy?

Answer 14

Indirect: when citizens elect representatives to make laws for them.
Direct: citizens themselves vote for or against specific proposals or laws.

Question 15

what type of economy does USA have?

Answer 15

mixed economy

Question 16

in a democracy, where is the ultimate power located?

Answer 16

ultimate power rests with the people who live in the state.

Question 17

what is the belief. that a god or deity gave monarchs the authority to rule?

Answer 17

divine rights

Question 18

what are the advantages of a federal system of government?

Answer 18

protecting us from tyranny, dispersing power, increasing citizen participation

Question 19

what are the advantages of a unitary system of government?

Answer 19

it is single and a decisive legislative

Question 20

John locke

Answer 20

~ natural rights of all humans, including those of life, liberty and property.
~social contract theory
~right of resistance to an illegitimate government.

Question 21

baron de Montesquieu

Answer 21

~ seperation of powers, so that other branches might check and balance one another.

Question 22

William Blackstone

Answer 22

~ the government is only legitimate when people consent to it.

Question 23

Thomas Hobbes

Answer 23

~ views government primarily as a device for ensuring collective security.

Question 24

what are main ideas of a parliment system of government?

Answer 24

blurring or merging of the executive legislative functions

Question 25

what are the main ideas of a presidential system of government

Answer 25

legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government are seperate

Question 26

name 2 things that a parliment and presidential system share:

Answer 26

all branches that work citizens vote.